Regional Laboratory Support Specialist (Temporary)
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Under general supervision, the Regional Laboratory Support Specialist processes, tracks, and transports specimens using laboratory automation, computer applications, and manual procedures. The role also troubleshoots and maintains equipment, resolves specimen or patient-data issues, answers calls, and supports laboratory operations. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and may train and orient new employees.
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Job Summary:
Under general supervision of the Department Manager or designee, and direct supervision of the section supervisor, utilizing high volume, advance, and integrated pre and post-analytic automation systems, computer applications and also manual procedures as required, receives, sorts, aliquots, labels and delivers specimens; archives and retrieves specimens, prepares, packages and labels specimens for shipping; answers telephones; resolves problems involving specimens; operates, maintains and trouble shoots equipment; and performs other related duties.
Essential Responsibilities:
Utilizing high volume, advance, and integrated pre and post-analytic automation systems, computer applications and also manual procedures as required, receives, sorts, aliquots, labels, recaps, prioritizes and delivers specimens to correct technical department. Reviews transmittal documentation for accuracy. Operates automated specimen processing equipment and associated software. Maintains automation (preventative maintenance, cleaning, etc.) and does basic troubleshooting. Performs appropriate functions on various information technology systems and computer applications, e.g., RILIS (Region-wide Integrated Laboratory Information System) and middle-wares, for electronic processing of specimens, including the use of barcode readers and printers. Prepares specimen transport containers for delivery to facility laboratories. Packages, labels, and records specimens for forwarding to other laboratories. Answers telephones and relays accurate information to the caller. Provides customer service when required. Researches, resolves and follows through on specimen or patient data problems per SOP, using RILIS or other information technology systems or resources available. Archives, retrieves, tracks, and destroys specimens per SOP using automated laboratory systems. Keeps work area neat, clean and well stocked. Initiates computer generation of selected reports per SOP, and routes to the facilities as appropriate. Maintains and trouble shoots printers. Must be able to perform all Laboratory Assistant I duties Trains and orients new employees as necessary. Performs other related tasks as required. Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Compliance Accountability:
Grade 365
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Must be able to perform all Laboratory Assistant I duties. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
Education
- High School Diploma/GED.
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- N/A
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Preferred Qualifications:
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: Regional Laboratory Support Specialist (Temporary)
LOCATION: Richmond, California
REQNUMBER: 1457502
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
How this job compares
Set against the 776 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$53–57K/yr21 salary ranges
- California median$29–39/hr72 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 90 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in California and 776 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Sutter Health31 open
- Kaiser Permanente (this employer)10 open
- University of Southern California10 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 (240 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 495 of the 776 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 11, 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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