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Senior Lab Assistant - Per Diem

NYU Langone Medical Center

Mineola, NYFull-time / Per Diem$21.26–33.18/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$21.26–33.18/hr
Location
Mineola, NY
Schedule
Full-time / Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Lab Assistant supports laboratory staff with clinical, clerical, and inventory management tasks. The role includes specimen processing and accessioning, inventory receipt and maintenance, communication with providers and other laboratories, and support for blood products and inpatient phlebotomy. The position is listed as full-time/regular, with per-diem in the title.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Specimen ProcessingLaboratory AccessioningBlood and Body Fluid HandlingMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordCommunicationIntake and Accessioning

Qualifications

High School Degree12 College Credits in Biology or ChemistryLaboratory ExperienceBachelor's DegreeLaboratory ExperienceIntake/Accessioning Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job ID: 1164775_RR00122680

Facility: NYU Langone Medical Center

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace inclusion and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Lab Assistant - Per Diem.

In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for assisting lab staff with the day-to-day operation of the laboratory, by providing clinical, clerical and inventory management support. Including but not limited to specimen management/processing, ordering and receipt of inventory, instrument maintenance, intake/accessioning and communicating with providers and other laboratories.

Job Responsibilities:

  1. Responsible for screening and accessioning specimens in the LIS as described in the Lab Assistant Job Description.

  2. Maintains an adequate supply of all general laboratory items as well as department specific reagents and materials needed for specimen analysis. Communicates the need for additional supplies to supervisor/manager when necessary.

  3. Ensures the proper receipt and storage of laboratory materials. Receives all goods delivered and documents according to NYU policy and guidelines provided by regulatory agencies.

  4. Understands specimen requirements, communicates to provider and documents when samples are cancelled or rejected.

  5. Assures specimen quality prior to processing.

  6. Calls provider to confirm or clarify requests, modifies and places orders as required.

  7. Responsible for front end processing of all samples preparing them for analysis. Examples include but are not limited to labeling, centrifuging, aliquoting, transport and placing samples on automated test platforms.

  8. Responsible for back-end processing of samples including preparation for storage, tracking and eventual disposal according to policy.

  9. Properly disposes of all department regulated medical, biological, chemical and clean waste.

  10. Cleans all laboratory work surfaces and assigned equipment in accordance with laboratory protocols and documents as required.

  11. Responsible for maintaining logs associated with temperature and humidity for assigned equipment, work areas and eye wash stations.

  12. Answering the phone and providing assistance to caller as required (spec requirements, test availability, TAT etc.)

  13. Access automated test platforms to assess status of test samples

  14. Assist in blood product modification (irradiation, thawing of frozen products).

  15. Responsible for inventory management of blood products (receiving, stocking, expiration).

  16. Performs Phlebotomy services for inpatients

  17. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a High School Degree with 12 college credits in biology or chemistry. Laboratory experience including handling open containers of blood and body fluid. Laboratory experience including Intake/Accessioning), and handling open containers of blood and body fluid. Knowledge of computer applications especially excel and word. Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree. 1+ years of experience in Laboratory. 1+ years of experience in intake/accessioning experience.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it's developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

View Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $21.26 - $33.18 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here (https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/290/2017/04/pay-transp\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

How this job compares

Set against the 693 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21.26–33.18/hr
  • New York median$18–22/hr43 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–26/hr339 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $27.22/hr, is 36% above the New York median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 57 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in New York and 693 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (216 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 455 of the 693 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (66%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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