Advanced Laboratory Assistant - Microbiology 3rd Shift

Full-time position, benefits eligible, 40 hours per week. Schedule: 21:30–08:00, 4 days per week with rotating Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Accurately accessions and registers specimens for processing and testing.
• Maintains high quality and productivity as required by department.
• Follows designated procedures for labeling and processing; sorts and delivers specimens to technical areas as assigned.
• Prepares solutions, reagents, and supplies as assigned.
• Operates all necessary equipment in designated laboratory.
• Answers phone and paging system as needed.
• Follows College of American Pathologists (CAP) requirements.
• Performs functions supportive to the laboratory and its technical procedures as directed by the leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in chemical, biological, or life sciences preferred.
• Works in a busy environment around physicians, technologists, and other hospital team members.
• Works in an area containing biohazardous (infectious) materials along with chemical, fire, and mechanical hazards.
• Each team member has the responsibility to work in a safe manner.
• May be required to stoop, reach, and lift light (20 pound) to moderately heavy (50 pound) loads.
• May be required to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.

Pay

Pay range: $22.90 – $34.35 per hour.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Premium pay such as shift, on-call, and more based on the teammate’s job.
• Incentive pay for select positions.
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.