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Lead Laboratory Assistant

HCA Healthcare

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Location
Georgetown, TX
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Job overview

The Lead Laboratory Assistant performs technical and clerical functions in the hospital laboratory. The role includes phlebotomy, specimen processing and transport, microbiology plating and assay setup, histology assistance, referral preparation, and reporting and document filing. The assistant also supports patient identification, collection-area readiness, communications, report distribution, and outpatient standing-order records.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hospital PhlebotomyVenipunctureCapillary CollectionSpecimen ProcessingMicrobiologyHistology

Qualifications

3 Years Hospital Phlebotomy ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GEDFormal Phlebotomy Training

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Lead Laboratory Assistant today with St. David's Georgetown Hospital.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Laboratory Assistant, you will perform various functions in the laboratory of a technical or clerical nature. You will be responsible for phlebotomy, specimen processing, specimen plating in microbiology, histology assistance, preparing specimens for referral to other laboratories, and reporting and document filing.

  • You will perform venipuncture and capillary collection appropriate to specific age groups

  • You will collect, process, and transport specimens

  • You will identify proper tubes, containers, transport media, and storage temperature for each test type

  • You will ensure positive identification of each patient and respective samples

  • You will keep collection trays and outpatient collection area neat and well stocked

  • You will perform specimen processing for various sub departments

  • You will assist in microbiology, including plating cultures, setting up antigen detection assays, quality control, and maintenance checks

  • You will assist in histology, including performing basic procedures, performing routine maintenance, and assisting in tracking specimens

  • You will answer phones, relay messages, and transfer patient test results

  • You will distribute reports to Health Information Management, physicians, and clients

  • You will maintain records of standing orders for outpatients

What qualifications you will need:

  • 3 year of experience performing hospital phlebotomy

  • High school graduate or GED equivalent

  • Formal phlebotomy training from an accredited program – Required

3 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

St. David's Georgetown Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David’sGeorgetown Hospital (https://stdavids.com/location/st-davids-georgetown-hospital) is a comprehensive healthcare facility located north of Austin,Texas. This medical center features more than 100 patient beds and is known for its Level IV trauma center , Certified Primary Stroke Center, and Certified Chest PainCenter. The hospital’s range of services include 24-hour emergency care ,inpatient and outpatient surgery, maternity and newborn care, rehabilitation, andmore (https://stdavids.com/locations/st-davids-georgetown-hospital/medical-services.dot) .

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital is part of St. David’s HealthCare, which is one of thelargest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David’sHealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local nonprofits — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for thedelivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Laboratory Assistant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 730 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$19–26/hr359 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 59 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Texas and 730 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 241 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 470 of the 730 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (64%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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