Lab Assistant — Growth & Comprehensive Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Education support

Employee discounts and benefits

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is seeking a Lab Assistant to join our team in the Houston area. The role supports phlebotomy, specimen processing and reporting within a fast-paced hospital laboratory.

Qualifications include 2 years of experience and medical terminology; travel is not required. Our team emphasizes ethics, compliance and reliable coverage to ensure high-quality patient care at our Kingwood campus.

Qualifications

• No travel required.
• 2 years experience required.
• Medical terminology desirable.

Responsibilities

• Accepts responsibility for own actions and accepts constructive criticism.
• Adheres to attendance policy and clocks in/out on time.
• Adheres to schedule and provides coverage; adapts to workflow changes.
• Adjusts break and lunch times to ensure department coverage.
• Answers phone by 4th ring and routes messages appropriately.
• Uses and inventories reagents; orders supplies when needed.
• Maintains clean and safe work area; ensures no hazards.
• Assists in phlebotomy/collection and STAT collection in a timely manner.
• Charts, mails, faxes lab reports to physician offices.
• Collects, processes, documents and files COC drug screen.
• Distributes incoming/outgoing mail.
• Follows Ethics & Compliance policies and completes required training annually.
• Follows SOP for checking and reconciling CBN tests and related documents.
• Maintains competency and completes workload within shifts; assists as needed.

Skills

Medical terminology

Job description

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is seeking a Lab Assistant to join our team in the Houston area. The role supports phlebotomy, specimen processing and reporting within a fast-paced hospital laboratory.

Qualifications include 2 years of experience and medical terminology; travel is not required. Our team emphasizes ethics, compliance and reliable coverage to ensure high-quality patient care at our Kingwood campus.