Laboratory Assistant
Houston, TXJob$18.6–26.27/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Laboratory Assistant collects, prepares, and processes patient specimens for diagnostic testing. The role supports department workflow, organizes specimens for distribution, and handles packaging and documentation for tests sent to external laboratories. It also involves positive patient identification, courteous communication with patients and coworkers, teamwork, and sound judgment when solving problems or requesting assistance.
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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.
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Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
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Practices HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions. Establishes and maintains good communication within the department and with other hospital departments.
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Takes responsibility for the department workflow, assists all members of the team to maintain department workflow and efficiency. Creates an atmosphere by manner, work and deed that fosters teamwork and collaboration.
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Processes specimen into the lab, organized for department distribution. Moves processed samples quickly to laboratory departments for testing.
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Handles Laboratory Send-out testing. Processes, organizes, packing lists and packaging for testing sent to external laboratories according to procedures.
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Uses good judgment when problem solving and requests help when needed.
Job Requirements
Required
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
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Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
Preferred
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Certificate Other Lab Assistant Program 6 months experience in an acute care facility, upon hire and
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Certificate Other Phlebotomy program, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.
Pay Range
$18.60 - $26.27 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 730 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18.6–26.27/hr
- US median$19–26/hr359 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $22.44/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 59 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Texas and 730 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN17 open
- UTMB Health10 open
- Houston Methodist9 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 (241 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 470 of the 730 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 4, 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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