Clinical Lab Assistant-Inpatient Huntley Part-time Days

Northwesternmedicine; Huntley (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is hiring a part-time Clinical Lab Assistant I in Huntley, IL. This 20-hour weekly role runs 7am–11am, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays.

You will support the main lab staff, handle specimens, enter results in the LIS, process drop-offs, and assist with waived testing under supervision.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and conducts background checks; AI may be used in candidate review, but decisions are made by a person.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Preferred: 1 year of experience in a general lab, specimen processing or phlebotomy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with main lab staff to ensure excellent patient care.
• Receives specimens into the laboratory information system (LIS).
• Inputs and retrieves lab results in the hospital computer system.
• Register specimen dropoffs (e.g., Home health) in LIS with accurate data entry.
• Distributes specimens to the appropriate testing area.
• Identifies and solves problems with supervisor/colleagues as needed.
• Performs waived testing under the direction of CLS where applicable.
• Ensures appropriate sample type and containers are used for testing orders.
• Communicates specimen rejections and critical results to clinical staff; completes documentation.
• May review fridge temperatures and QC/QA logs and report issues.
• Adheres to lab procedures and tracks outstanding orders; handles time-sensitive draws.
• Pulls AP slides for second opinions and logs material in Epic.
• Answers lab phone calls and triages appropriately.
• Coordinates courier pickups as needed.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

This position works 20 hours per week, from 7am to 11am M-F, no weekends, no holidays.

The Clinical Lab Assistant I reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the main lab staff, other ancillary departments, departments, nurses and providers to ensure excellent patient care.
• Receives specimens into the laboratory information system.
• Inputs and retrieves lab results in laboratory or hospital computer system.
• Register specimen dropoffs (e.g. Home health) in LIS assuring accurate data entry.
• Distributes specimens to the appropriate testing area.
• Identifies and solves problems utilizing appropriate resources with the assistance of a supervisor, manager, pathologist and/or coworkers when appropriate.
• Accurately performs waived testing under the direction of CLS as applicable
• Ensures appropriate sample type received for testing ordered, including appropriate container, volume.
• Communicates specimen rejections, critical/notifiable results to appropriate clinical personnel and completes required documentation.
• May review/record refrigerator temperature(s) and QC/QA records. Areas of concern are recorded through the Corrective Action Log and reported to maintenance for repair.
• Adheres to lab procedures with following up on outstanding orders including time-sensitive draws/charges
• Pull AP slides for second opinion requests and log material back into Epic when material is returned
• Answers phone calls to the laboratory and triages appropriately
• Coordinates courier pickups as needed.

Department Specific:

• May perform phlebotomy and other lab specimen collections per age related standards as required

Required:

• High School Diploma

Preferred:

• 1 year of experience in a general lab, specimen processing or phlebotomy department

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.

If sign‑on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.