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Clinical Lab Assistant-Central Specimen Receiving, Full-time Night Shift

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-01

Core

Receiving, logging, and distributing clinical specimens in a hospital laboratory setting, ensuring accurate data entry and timely processing for patient care.

Role type

Entry-level clinical lab assistant (specimen processing)

Builds

Laboratory specimen workflow and test results

Domain

Healthcare / Clinical Laboratory

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Specimen handling, LIS data entry, phlebotomy, temperature monitoring, QC/QA record keeping, problem identification

Preferred skills

General lab experience, specimen processing, phlebotomy

Responsibilities

Receive specimens into the laboratory information system, input and retrieve lab results, register specimen dropoffs, distribute specimens to testing areas, perform waived testing, communicate specimen rejections and critical results, review refrigerator temperatures and QC records, pull AP slides for second opinions, answer phone calls and triage, coordinate courier pickups

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC

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