Night Shift Lab Assistant – Specimen Processing & Phlebotomy (PRN)

CommonSpirit Health; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift

On-site

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's Hixson Lab is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support clinical operations during night shifts. You will handle specimen processing, labeling, aliquoting, loading onto instrumentation, and basic testing while maintaining quality control and safety standards.

You will work with medical technologists and CLS staff, assist with culture plating, histology staining, phlebotomy for all ages, and routine instrument maintenance, ensuring timely, accurate results for patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle of laboratory specimens from labeling to aliquoting and loading onto instrumentation.
• Perform culture plating and histology staining as part of department support tasks.
• Monitor supply inventories and perform routine equipment maintenance.
• Troubleshoot technical or specimen-related issues and ensure quality control protocols are followed.
• Potentially perform phlebotomy for all ages and conduct CLIA-waived or moderately complex testing.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

CommonSpirit Health's Hixson Lab is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support clinical operations during night shifts. You will handle specimen processing, labeling, aliquoting, loading onto instrumentation, and basic testing while maintaining quality control and safety standards.

You will work with medical technologists and CLS staff, assist with culture plating, histology staining, phlebotomy for all ages, and routine instrument maintenance, ensuring timely, accurate results for patient care.