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Laboratory Assistant Technical

CommonSpirit Health

Lake Jackson, TXJob$19.49–27.52/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$19.49–27.52/hr
Location
Lake Jackson, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Laboratory Assistant collects, prepares, and processes patient specimens for diagnostic testing. The role supports technical testing through specimen intake, organization, culture plating, histology staining, and instrument loading as needed. It also involves reviewing pending test lists, investigating specimen issues and customer inquiries, communicating testing status, and monitoring and stocking supplies and reagents. The posting prefers a lab assistant program certificate with acute-care experience and a phlebotomy program certificate.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Laboratory ProceduresAttention to DetailSpecimen ProcessingCulture PlatingHistology StainingInstrument Loading

Qualifications

High School Graduate General Studies or GEDLab Assistant Program Certificate6 Months Acute Care ExperiencePhlebotomy Program Certificate

Full job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Lab Assistant, you will play a crucial role in solving diagnostic mysteries, bringing us one step closer to effectively treating patient illnesses and injuries.

Every day you will utilize your expertise and our advanced technology to precisely collect, prepare, and process a diverse range of patient specimens (blood, urine, tissue, etc.) for various diagnostic tests.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a foundational understanding of laboratory procedures, demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, and maintain an eager commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

  • Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions. Receives and prepares various specimens for analysis. Properly labels and aliquots.

  • Performs department specimen intake, processing and organization for the technical testing area.

  • Performs department support functions, ie culture plating, histology staining, specimen loading on instruments depending upon department needs and organization.

  • Reviews pending test lists to assist with department turnaround time.

  • Assists in solving problems, investigates specimen issues and customer inquiries. Provides information regarding specimen and testing status as appropriate.

  • Monitors and stocks department supplies and reagents. Logs reagents and supplies, following department protocols.

Job Requirements

Required

  • High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or

  • High School GED General Studies, upon hire and

  • None, upon hire

Preferred

  • Certificate Other Lab Assistant Program and 6 months experience in an acute care facility, upon hire and

  • Certificate Other Phlebotomy program, upon hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system, St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$19.49 - $27.52 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.

How this job compares

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

Pay
  • This posting$19.49–27.52/hr
  • US median$19–26/hr339 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $23.51/hr, is 8% above the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 52 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Texas and 693 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
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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