Laboratory Aide (Part Time, Weekend Nights)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network in Easton, PA seeks a Weekend Laboratory Aide to support specimen processing on Friday and Saturday nights.

You will register orders, handle specimens, operate a centrifuge, and ensure accurate data entry in the Hospital Information System. This role requires attention to detail, ability to stand for long periods, and effective communication with hospital staff and referral labs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in lab support or healthcare setting is a plus.
• Attention to detail and ability to work weekends are essential.

Responsibilities

• Processes and delivers specimens according to priority.
• Operates a centrifuge to separate specimens.
• Labels blood and other specimens with proper identifiers.
• Registers patient info and lab orders in the Hospital Information System.
• Prepares specimens for transport to off-site or referral labs.
• Assists with equipment maintenance and communication with staff.

Skills

Specimen handling

LIS data entry

Equipment operation

Phlebotomy coding

Communication

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Centrifuge operation

Specimen transport

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Schedule : Friday Night 6PM - 6AM Saturday 6PM - 6A

The Weekend Laboratory Aide is responsible for registration of laboratory orders, handling and processing of specimens. Performs equipment maintenance, computer entry, and communicates with the hospital staff, physician offices and referral laboratories.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Processes and delivers specimens according to the priority of collection to the appropriate laboratory testing section.
• Operates a centrifuge to separate blood specimens.
• Labels blood and non-blood specimens with identifying labels.
• Using the laboratory information system, verifies receipt of specimens in the laboratory and applies the correct phlebotomy code as required for charging the phlebotomy fee when appropriate.
• Transfers specimens (blood and non-blood) from primary container to aliquot container.
• Registers patient information (demographics, insurance information, and diagnosis) and places lab orders in Hospital Information System for specimens received in the laboratory from physician offices.
• Processes specimens that are collected at the off-site draw stations, Allentown, Anderson, Miners, and Quakertown Campuses.
• Checks the physician orders against the labels and/or verifies the transport list (as appropriate) to ensure accuracy of orders and resolves any discrepancy.
• Prepares microbiology specimens for transport to 77 Commerce Way.
• Adds cytolyte to cytology specimens to reserve for shipment to 77 Commerce Way.
• Create transport lists for specimens being sent to 77 Commerce Way.
• Prepares specimens for referral (interfaced and non-interfaced tests) to outside reference laboratories which include logging, packaging and mailing of specimens.
• Reviews pending test lists to assure all specimens are received for referral testing.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Walking for up to six (6) hours in half-hour increments.
• Frequently uses fingers for typing data entry, and hands for processing specimens which includes twisting and turning specimen caps.
• Continuously uses upper extremities for transporting of specimens up to ten (10) pounds.
• Rarely lifts, pushes or pulls from 26 to 50 pounds.
• Rarely stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level.
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

High School diploma or equivalent required.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.