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Lab Assistant - Chemistry

Seattle Children's

Seattle, WAJob$27.17–40.75/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$27.17–40.75/hr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Lab Assistant performs patient procedures and laboratory support tasks, including specimen processing, laboratory order fulfillment, communicating test results to patient care teams, and sterilization and glass washing. The role also participates in process improvement efforts focused on patient care and specimen flow. Candidates need a high school diploma or equivalent experience and must meet one of the stated laboratory experience or coursework pathways.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient ProceduresSpecimen ProcessingPhlebotomyClinical Information SystemsLaboratory Order FulfillmentLaboratory SterilizationLaboratory Glass Washing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience2+ Years Laboratory Processing or Phlebotomy ExperienceLaboratory-Related College CourseworkClinical Laboratory Assistant Associate DegreeBachelor's Coursework in Biology, Chemistry, or Related FieldsAssociate or Bachelor's in Laboratory-Related FieldHighest Academic Achievement TranscriptForeign Credential Equivalency Evaluation

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Provide age-appropriate patient procedures; perform laboratory specimen processing; use clinical information systems to fulfill laboratory orders; provide results of testing and other information to patient care teams; participate in process improvement efforts aimed at improving direct patient care and flow of specimens through the laboratory. Provide sterilization and laboratory glass washing services for the department of laboratories.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent experience and at least one of the following: At least two (2) years experience in laboratory specimen processing and/or phlebotomy; or. Laboratory related college courses including Clinical Laboratory Assistant associate degree program or bachelor’s degree coursework in Biology, Chemistry, or related fields.

Required Credentials

As per the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for Lab Assistant III performing moderate point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement to be on record with Human Resources upon hire. For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.

Preferred

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in laboratory-related field.

Compensation Range

$27.17 - $40.75 per hour

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits .

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 737 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27.17–40.75/hr
  • US median$19–26/hr345 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $33.96/hr, is 54% above the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Washington and 737 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (240 postings).
Education
16 of the 737 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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