Lab Support Associate I – Patient Care & Data Entry

University of California - Irvine Health; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vacation time

Retirement savings plans

Discounts and perks

Job summary

UCI Health in Orange, CA seeks a Lab Assistant supporting the lab team with data entry and specimen handling. You will perform phone support, print/deliver lab reports, and help with requisitions while ensuring accuracy and a patient-centered approach.

Ideal candidates have 1 year of lab exposure, strong English communication, and the ability to work weekends and rotating shifts. This role offers hospital benefits and opportunities for growth within a leading academic health system.

Qualifications

• One year of applicable clinical lab work experience, or an equal combination of education and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Experience using a computer for data entry and retrieval.

Responsibilities

• Phone calls, computer data entry, and printing/delivering lab reports.
• Review lab requisitions and perform quality review and troubleshooting.
• Specimen processing in Central processing area and transporting specimens between lab areas.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Computer data entry

Weekend & rotating shifts

Customer service experience

Tools

Lab software systems

Job description

UCI Health in Orange, CA seeks a Lab Assistant supporting the lab team with data entry and specimen handling. You will perform phone support, print/deliver lab reports, and help with requisitions while ensuring accuracy and a patient-centered approach.

Ideal candidates have 1 year of lab exposure, strong English communication, and the ability to work weekends and rotating shifts. This role offers hospital benefits and opportunities for growth within a leading academic health system.