Part-Time Medical Laboratory Assistant | Varied Shifts

Lifepoint Health®; Marquette (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO & leave options

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement + company match

Well-being programs

Job summary

UP Health System Marquette, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a Medical Laboratory Assistant for the General Laboratory. The role is a .5 FTE (20 hours per week) with varied shifts, requiring attention to detail and strong teamwork to support patient care.

Responsibilities include specimen collection, order review, patient identification, and quality handling of samples. Union-backed position with comprehensive benefits and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP).
• Basic math, interpretive and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Review providers' orders, quick-register patients when needed, and enter appropriate laboratory tests per requisition.
• Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to all collections.
• Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens per policy.
• Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling/transport.
• Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
• Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections with nursing to align dose and draw time.
• Resolve unusual/unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; elevate unresolved issues to the supervisor.
• Process specimens and distribute to appropriate internal lab sections or ship to reference laboratories according to policy.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen collection

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

UP Health System Marquette, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a Medical Laboratory Assistant for the General Laboratory. The role is a .5 FTE (20 hours per week) with varied shifts, requiring attention to detail and strong teamwork to support patient care.

Responsibilities include specimen collection, order review, patient identification, and quality handling of samples. Union-backed position with comprehensive benefits and ongoing professional development.