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Senior Laboratory Assistant - Clinical Laboratory

Providence

Location
Onsite (Orange, CA)
Compensation
$25 - $37/hr
Employment
Full-time
Level
Entry Level
Posted Today

About the role

Providence is a comprehensive healthcare organization serving communities across multiple states with a mission of caring for everyone, especially the vulnerable. The Senior Laboratory Assistant role ensures accurate and timely processing of clinical specimens to support patient-focused care.

Skills

Phlebotomy Specimen collection Specimen processing Centrifugation Accessioning Microbiology Pathology Chemistry Hematology Laboratory instrument maintenance Specimen handling Clinical laboratory procedures

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Vacation time
  • Holiday pay

Full job details

Under the direction and supervision of the Division Supervisor/Manager, the Sr Lab Assistant ensures accurate and timely drawing, receipt, centrifugation, and delivery of laboratory specimens to appropriate departments and reference labs. Staff duties may include specimen collection (Phlebotomy), receiving, accessioning, plating and set up (Processing, Microbiology, Pathology), and loading specimens on instruments and basic instrument maintenance (Chemistry, Hematology, Pathology).

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at St. Joseph Hospital Of Orange and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

  • Upon hire: California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I License or
  • Upon hire: California Certified Phlebotomy Technician II License
  • 1 year experience as a phlebotomist or lab assistant performing blood specimen collections, specimen processing, centrifuging and handling send out specimens to other laboratories, or experience in working in a laboratory division

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2 years experience in blood specimen collections
  • 2 years experience performing specimen processing, centrifuging and handling send out specimens to other laboratories, or working in a laboratory division

Why Join Providence? 

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.



At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.