Healthcare Lab Assistant

Virginia Community Colleges; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is seeking a part-time, non-benefitted Healthcare Lab Assistant to support PVCC healthcare programs in Charlottesville. Working under faculty and the Healthcare Lab Manager, you will prepare and maintain lab spaces, manage inventories, and assist with safety protocols.

You will coordinate supplies, assist students, and help ensure timely, accurate setup for nursing and other healthcare training activities, with a daytime schedule and occasional evenings

Qualifications

• Experience organizing, stocking, or maintaining supplies, equipment, or inventory in a workplace, educational, healthcare, or similar setting.
• Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions to prepare materials, supplies, equipment, or workspaces for scheduled activities.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with multiple individuals or groups to meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, move, and store supplies and equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of procedures to support laboratory setup for healthcare programs, with a strong emphasis on nursing programs.
• Maintains detailed knowledge of supply and equipment inventory and assists with inventory organization and management.
• Applies appropriate sanitation techniques and laboratory safety practices.
• Quickly locates and prepares supplies and equipment as instructional needs arise.
• Cleans and maintains healthcare education laboratory spaces and equipment. Exposure to biological hazards is minimal.
• Communicates frequently with co-workers, supervisors, students, administrators, and faculty to discuss and plan detailed laboratory setup needs.
• Provides guidance to work-study students assisting with laboratory setup, cleanup, and inventory management.
• Refers non-routine issues to appropriate supervision.
• Demonstrates commitment to the educational quality and success of students in PVCC healthcare programs and to serving as a trusted, professional, and reliable resource for PVCC healthcare program faculty.
• Assumes broader and increasingly responsible assignments as competencies are developed

Skills

Inventory management

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Posting Summary

Working Title

Role Title

Role Title Trainer Instructor I

Role Code

Role Code 29111-SW

FLSA

FLSA Nonexempt

Pay Band

Position Number

Position Number 282W0441

Agency

Agency Piedmont Virginia Community College

Division

Division Piedmont Virginia Community College (Div)

Work Location

Hiring Range

Hiring Range $19.44/hour

Emergency/Essential Personnel No

EEO Category

Full Time or Part Time

Full Time or Part Time Part Time

Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?

Work Schedule

Hours are restricted to 29 hours per week, with the majority of hours scheduled during daytime hours Monday through Friday. Specific work hours may vary based on departmental and lab needs, with occasional evening or weekend hours as needed. This is a part-time wage position providing services in person at the college.

Sensitive Position

Sensitive Position No

Job Description

Piedmont Virginia Community College ( PVCC ) is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System whose main campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is home to the Charlottesville Historic Downtown Mall, The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and the John Paul Jones Arena ( JPJ ). As a comprehensive community college, the College provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. For more information, please visit: pvcc.edu

PVCC is known throughout the community and the Virginia Community College System for its exceptional faculty and staff, the quality of its programs and services, and the success of its students. PVCC seeks to attract, welcome, and retain individuals who reflect the communities we serve.

Department: Health and Life Sciences

Employment type: part-time, non-benefitted, 29 hours or less per week

Position Purpose:

Healthcare lab assistants support educational laboratory experiences for students enrolled in PVCC healthcare programs. Working under the guidance of healthcare faculty and the Healthcare Lab Manager, lab assistants prepare and maintain a variety of laboratory environments in which healthcare skills are demonstrated and practiced. A significant component of the position involves organizing, maintaining, and managing an extensive inventory of healthcare supplies and equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of procedures to support laboratory setup for healthcare programs, with a strong emphasis on nursing programs.
• Maintains detailed knowledge of supply and equipment inventory and assists with inventory organization and management.
• Applies appropriate sanitation techniques and laboratory safety practices.
• Quickly locates and prepares supplies and equipment as instructional needs arise.
• Cleans and maintains healthcare education laboratory spaces and equipment. Exposure to biological hazards is minimal.
• Communicates frequently with co-workers, supervisors, students, administrators, and faculty to discuss and plan detailed laboratory setup needs.
• Provides guidance to work-study students assisting with laboratory setup, cleanup, and inventory management.
• Refers non-routine issues to appropriate supervision.
• Demonstrates commitment to the educational quality and success of students in PVCC healthcare programs and to serving as a trusted, professional, and reliable resource for PVCC healthcare program faculty.
• Assumes broader and increasingly responsible assignments as competencies are developed

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook to organize information, maintain records, and communicate with others.
• Experience organizing, tracking, stocking, or maintaining supplies, equipment, or inventory in a workplace, educational, healthcare, or similar setting.
• Experience following detailed written and verbal instructions to accurately prepare materials, supplies, equipment, or workspaces for scheduled activities.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with multiple individuals or groups to meet deadlines and respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, move, and properly store supplies and equipment weighing up to 30 pounds.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in a healthcare clinical setting.
• Current or previous healthcare certification or licensure.
• Experience providing instruction or guidance to groups.

Operation of a State Vehicle

No

Supervises Employees

No

Required Travel

college service area

Posting Number

WGE_3479P

Recruitment Type

General Public - G

Number of Vacancies

1

Job Open Date

09/28/2026

Job Close Date

10/26/2026

Agency Website

pvcc.edu

Special Instructions to Applicants

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services ( DARS ), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired ( DBVI ). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Additional Information

Piedmont Virginia Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment, in its education programs, activities, or employment, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This applies to admissions, employment, and all aspects of college life.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

EEO Statement

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement

The Virginia Community College System ( VCCS ) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts ( ADA and ADAAA ), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

E-Verify Statement

VCCSuses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.

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