
Specimen Technician I
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Quest Diagnostics is recruiting a Specimen Technician I to process laboratory specimens for analysis and testing. The role includes entering test orders, preparing and routing specimens, and identifying specimen issues. A high school diploma or equivalent is required; no experience is required, though production or medical environment experience is preferred. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with rotational weekends and possible additional shifts based on staffing needs.
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Job Description Specimen Technician I - Grand Rapids, MI, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with rotational weekend Do you have strong organization skills and attention to detail? Are you looking to join a Fortune 500 company leading the world in providing diagnostic information services to kick start your career? Quest Diagnostics is recruiting for specimen processors/ lab assistants to join our team! Benefits information: We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects - physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include: Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours Best-in-class well-being programs Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness healthyMINDS mental health program Vacation and Health/Flex Time 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off FinFit financial coaching and services 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service Employee stock purchase plan Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option Flexible Spending Accounts Matching gifts program Education assistance through MyQuest for Education Career advancement opportunities and so much more! Responsibilities: Job Responsibilities: Data entry of test orders, presort, pickup and delivery of processed specimens to the laboratory, centrifugation and aliquoting Process specimens to be sent out to additional facilities Prepare laboratory specimens for various analysis and testing Identifies problems and in some cases, may resolve issues with specimen types such as missing information etc. Understands the relationship between tests ordered and specimen received Qualifications: Qualifications: HS diploma or equivalent No experience required Previous experience in a production or medical environment preferred Must have flexibility, majority of work on the nightshift, but based on staffing needs weekends, holidays, on call and overtime may be required 71401 Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
How this job compares
Set against the 693 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$19–26/hr339 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 32 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Michigan and 693 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (this employer)17 open
- McLaren Health Care5 open
- Tenet Healthcare2 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (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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