Lab Assistant

Pride Health; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Life & disability insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Pride Health is recruiting a Lab Assistant to support a healthcare team in Rochester, MN. The position is a local contract with 53 weeks of work and a Monday–Friday schedule during training and beyond.

The role focuses on performing analyses, operating instruments, and ensuring test accuracy in a fast-paced lab setting. Compensation is $28 per hour with weekly gross pay and lodging/meal stipends per USA GSA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or related field.
• Ability to produce accurate laboratory results within strict time constraints.
• Strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing laboratory environment.
• Flexibility to accommodate schedule adjustments, off-shifts, holidays, weekends, and on-call assignments.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluid specimens to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and automated testing systems.
• Perform specialized manual and automated laboratory testing procedures.
• Evaluate assay performance and ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.
• Assist with interpreting laboratory results and identifying potential testing discrepancies.
• Troubleshoot assay-related issues and resolve technical problems.
• Perform instrument maintenance and support activities to optimize laboratory operations.
• Retrieve, enter, verify, and report test results using multiple laboratory computer systems.
• Assist with specimen collection when required.
• Follow strict laboratory safety protocols when handling infectious specimens, chemicals, and other hazardous materials.
• Maintain accurate laboratory documentation and ensure compliance with established procedures.
• Collaborate with laboratory team members to maintain efficient testing operations.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or related field

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Automated testing equipment

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Pride Health is hiring a Lab Assistant to support our client's healthcare team in Rochester, MN.

Job Details

Schedule: 5x8 Monday-Friday 8-hour day shifts working 7:30am-4pm during training and beyond Monday-Friday 8-h

Location: Rochester, MN55901

Pay: $28 per hour

Job Type: Local Contract

Contract Length: 53 Week/s

Weekly gross pay is based on a taxable hourly wage and daily lodging and meals & incidentals stipends based on USA GSA guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory analyses on blood, tissue, and body fluid specimens to support patient diagnosis and treatment.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and automated testing systems.
• Perform specialized manual and automated laboratory testing procedures.
• Evaluate assay performance and ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.
• Assist with interpreting laboratory results and identifying potential testing discrepancies.
• Troubleshoot assay-related issues and resolve technical problems.
• Perform instrument maintenance and support activities to optimize laboratory operations.
• Retrieve, enter, verify, and report test results using multiple laboratory computer systems.
• Assist with specimen collection when required.
• Follow strict laboratory safety protocols when handling infectious specimens, chemicals, and other hazardous materials.
• Maintain accurate laboratory documentation and ensure compliance with established procedures.
• Collaborate with laboratory team members to maintain efficient testing operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or a related field.
• Ability to produce accurate laboratory results within strict time constraints.
• Strong multitasking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing laboratory environment.
• Flexibility to accommodate schedule adjustments, off-shifts, holidays, weekends, and on-call assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating and troubleshooting laboratory instrumentation.
• Experience with diagnostic assay systems and automated testing equipment.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality control and testing accuracy procedures.

For workers in the United States, PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.