Lab Assistant - Clinical Lab
Aurora, ILPer Diem$23.04/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Laboratory Assistant supports clinical laboratory operations at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. The role handles clerical work, specimen processing, supply stocking, and assistance with laboratory procedures under applicable supervision and training. Unlicensed personnel may not independently perform or interpret specified testing activities. The position is per diem on the night shift.
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Overview
Department:Lab
Shift:Per Diem
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
Location: Aurora, IL
Responsibilities
The Laboratory Assistant will follow the guidelines set by CLIA. Unlicensed laboratory personnel (“aides”) may not, read, result, verify or interpret any laboratory test. Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform any test involving the quantitative measurement of specimen or reagent, or perform any mathematical calculation in determining a test result or validity of a test procedure. Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform instrument calibration or review quality control results to monitor the performance of the instrument or test procedure. Unlicensed personnel require direct and constant supervision by a CLS or other licensed person during the entire time they are assisting in the analytical testing phase.
The Laboratory Assistant: 1) performs computer entry, filing, telephone communication and other clerical duties, 2) demonstrates good telephone etiquette and be able to greet patients and other visitors in a polite and friendly manner, 3) possesses good communication skills, 4) demonstrates adequate knowledge of the terminology of tests ordered in the laboratory, 5) demonstrates a good working knowledge of phlebotomy and the equipment used in collecting specimens from newborns to geriatric patients, 6) processes pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens (pre-analytic phase only) 7) processes specimens for reference laboratory, 8) stocks and orders routine supplies, 9) keeps storage areas, trays, centrifuges, and collection areas clean, 10) processes or places specimens on laboratory instruments in accordance with established policy and procedures, 11) with proper documented training the laboratory assistant may perform, instrument preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, assist in quality control procedures, perform, primary culture inoculations, stain slide preparations, and subculture from liquid media, 11) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director, i.e. monitor, mail, fax, answer phone, inter departmental deliveries. Etc. 12) Assist in Pathology with training and eval, 13) Runner 14) assist in transcribing of post-analytic results.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
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Minimum 1-year clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions preferred.
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State Certified as CPT I or CPT II if the laboratory is located in a state where required.
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Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here:https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
Pay Transparency
Mercy Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $23.04. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
Employment Status
Per Diem
Shift
Nights
Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilityMercy Medical Center
LocationUS-IL-Aurora
ID2026-288538
CategoryClinical Professional
Position TypePer Diem
ShiftNights
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 730 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23.04/hr
- US median$19–26/hr359 hourly ranges
This rate, $23.04/hr, is 4% above the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Illinois and 730 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- HCA Healthcare60 open
- AdventHealth45 open
- Quest Diagnostics Inc30 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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