CPT Lab Assistant
Part-timeBerkeley, CAPart-time$36.28–50.78/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The CPT Lab Assistant collects blood specimens and receives, handles, processes, and routes specimens for laboratory testing. The role includes patient registration and test-order entry, basic post-analytic tasks, quality-related work, and use of basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment. The assistant interacts with patients of diverse backgrounds and follows applicable regulations and procedures to support privacy and safety.
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Full job description
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!
Organization:
ABSMC-Ashby Campus
Position Overview:
Collects blood specimens, as well as receives, handles and processes specimens for Laboratory testing. Interacts with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behavior. Receives, sorts and accessions specimens, assigning to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow. Completes computerized tasks related to patient registration and/or test order entry, specimen collection, receiving and processing. Performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports, storing and/or retrieving specimens. Completes quality-related tasks such as documentation of work, maintaining a clean, stocked and safe work area, and monitoring pending work, as well as escalating priority work. Operates and/or uses basic pre-analytic lab equipment. Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.
Job Description :
EDUCATION:
HS Diploma: High School or General Education Diploma (GED) provided prior to start date
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
CPTI-Certified Phlebotomy Technician I provided prior to start date
OR CPT II-Certified Phlebotomy Technician II provided prior to start date
DEPARTMENT REQUIRED CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:
Affiliate: Sutter Coast Hospital, Department: Lab, CPTII-Certified Phlebotomy Technician II provided prior to start date
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to:
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ordering Laboratory testing,
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collecting blood specimens,
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compassionately and effectively interacting with patients,
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handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted to the Laboratory for analysis.
Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks.
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Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
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Ability to compassionately and effectively interact with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behaviors.
Workflow Management Ability to appropriately respond to:
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fluctuations in volume,
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unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or IS failure,
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shift-to-shift hand-offs,
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STAT test orders,
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specimen integrity issues,
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regular review of pending logs, priority assignments, etc.
Adherence to Practices & Procedures:
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Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
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Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients.
Applied Job Knowledge, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving:
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Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making.
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Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes.
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Effective verbal and written communication skills.
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Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required.
Job Shift:
Evenings
Schedule:
Short Hour
Shift Hours:
8
Days of the Week:
Variable
Weekend Requirements:
Every other Weekend
Benefits:
No
Unions:
No
Position Status:
Non-Exempt
Weekly Hours:
16
Employee Status:
Short Hour
Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $36.28 to $50.78 / hour
The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
How this job compares
Set against the 729 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$36.28–50.78/hr
- California median$28–38/hr69 hourly ranges
- US median$19–26/hr362 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $43.53/hr, is 38% above the California median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 92 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in California and 729 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health (this employer)24 open
- Kaiser Permanente15 open
- Providence12 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 (229 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 475 of the 729 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (65%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 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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