Laboratory Assistant

St. Joseph Health • Bryan, TX

12d • $17 - $24

About The Position

As a Lab Assistant, you help support diagnosis and treatment by collecting, preparing, and processing patient specimens—including blood, urine, and tissue—for diagnostic testing. The role requires a foundational understanding of laboratory procedures, careful attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

You will help maintain department workflow and efficiency, communicate courteously with patients and coworkers, and collaborate with laboratory and hospital department teams. You will process and organize specimens for distribution to laboratory departments and handle testing sent to external laboratories, including preparing the required paperwork and packaging according to procedures.

Requirements

• High school graduate with general studies, upon hire, or a GED with general studies, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

• Certificate from another Lab Assistant program.
• Six months of experience in an acute care facility, upon hire.
• Certificate from another phlebotomy program, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Practice positive patient identification at all times and in all job functions.
• Interact courteously with patients and coworkers, and maintain good communication within the department and with other hospital departments.
• Support department workflow and efficiency and foster teamwork and collaboration.
• Process specimens into the laboratory and organize them for department distribution.
• Move processed samples promptly to laboratory departments for testing.
• Handle laboratory send-out testing, including processing, organizing, preparing packing lists, and packaging specimens according to procedures.
• Use good judgment to solve problems and request help when needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED