Specimen Management Technician - UVA Cancer Care Pantops (Part-Time)
Part-timeCharlottesville, VAPart-time$19.14–28.47/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Specimen Management Technician supports laboratory testing operations in a clinical setting. The role involves routine work under close supervision and requires a high school diploma or equivalent; no prior experience or licensure is required. The position includes prolonged sitting and standing, frequent travel, repetitive computer data entry, and lifting, pushing, or pulling 20–50 pounds.
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Full job description
Jobs in this group are typically responsible for managing and operating laboratory facilities used for research, teaching, or to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of disease. They ensure equipment maintenance, adhere to safety protocols, and support quality control.
These roles focus on performing a range of operational activities in support of laboratory testing, including managing lab equipment, ensuring proper safety protocols, and supporting research and experiments. Responsible for maintaining lab functionality and efficiency.
Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Spends majority of time in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. Opportunities for progression outside this career stream are typically limited without additional education or significant training and experience. Specialty license or certification required which is acquired through training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care areas.
Entry-level position typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and require vocational or technical education. Work is routine or follows standard procedures. Work is closely supervised. Communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School Graduate or Equivalent
Experience: No experience required
Licensure: None required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Job requires sitting, standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, and reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive); Repetitive motion: computer data entry. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, heat, cold, noise, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.
The pay range for this role is $19.14 - $28.47 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.
Benefits
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Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
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Generous Paid Time Off
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Retirement Savings
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Long-term and Short-term Disability
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Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
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Certification and Education Support
UVA Health (https://jobs.virginia.edu/why-uva-health) is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/va/university-of-virginia-medical-center-6344000) rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children’s (https://jobs.virginia.edu/uva-childrens) is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/va/university-of-virginia-childrens-hospital-PA6344000) as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment (https://eocr.virginia.edu/notice-non-discrimination-and-equal-opportunity) .
How this job compares
Set against the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.14–28.47/hr
- Virginia median$23–29/hr20 hourly ranges
- US median$22–26/hr1,066 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $23.81/hr, is 5% below the Virginia median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Laboratory Technician hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Laboratory Technician jobs in Virginia and 2,192 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Sentara Health8 open
- University of Virginia (this employer)4 open
- Actalent3 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (903 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,201 of the 2,192 open Laboratory Technician jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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