Clinical Lab Assistant

Northwestern Medicine is dedicated to improving patient care and building a positive workplace. As a Clinical Lab Assistant at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, you will play a vital role in supporting laboratory operations and ensuring accurate, timely patient results.

Full‑time, 36 hours per week.

Location:

Delnor Hospital, Geneva.
Mandatory schedule:
Monday‑Friday 7 a.m.‑3:30 p.m. and every other weekend 5 a.m.‑1:30 p.m.

• Collaborate with main lab staff, ancillary departments,, nurses and providers to ensure excellent patient care.
• Receive specimens into the laboratory information system and register specimen drop‑offs (e.g., home health) in LIS.
• Input and retrieve lab results in the laboratory or hospital computer system.
• Distribute specimens to the appropriate testing area.
• Identify and solve problems using available resources with the assistance of supervisors, managers, pathologists, and coworkers.
• Accurately perform waived testing under CLS direction as applicable.
• Ensure appropriate sample type, container, and volume for testing.
• Communicate specimen rejections, critical/notifiable results to clinical personnel and complete required documentation.
• May review/record refrigerator temperatures and QC/QA records, reporting concerns through the Corrective Action Log.
• Follow up on outstanding orders, including time‑sensitive draws/charges.
• Pull AP slides for second‑opinion requests and log material back into Epic when returned.
• Answer phone calls to the laboratory and triage appropriately.
• Coordinate courier pickups as needed.

• May perform phlebotomy and other specimen collection per age‑related standards as required.

• Required: High School Diploma.
• Preferred: 1 year of experience in a general lab, specimen processing, or phlebotomy department.

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

A background check, including criminal history, is conducted for newly hired and occasionally transferred employees. All results are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis in compliance with local, state, and federal law.

AI tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process; all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Northwestern Medicine offers a comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, 401(k) matching, and life‑cycle benefits. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Internal employees and rehires who left North Western Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. New graduate internal employees may be eligible depending on the job family.