Clinical Lab Assistant

Clinical Lab Assistant – Full-time Days

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital – Geneva, IL

Position:
Clinical Lab Assistant – Full-time Days (36 hours per week)

Hours:

Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm, every other weekend 5:00 am – 1:30 pm.

Salary range: $19.81 – $26.74 per hour.

Location:

Delnor Hospital, Geneva. The role supports laboratory operations, specimen handling, and patient care coordination across the hospital.

• Collaborate with the main lab staff, ancillary departments, nurses and providers to ensure excellent patient care.
• Receive specimens into the laboratory information system.
• Input and retrieve lab results in the laboratory or hospital computer system.
• Register specimen drop-offs (e.g., Home health) in LIS, ensuring accurate data entry.
• Distribute specimens to the appropriate testing area.
• Identify and solve problems utilizing appropriate resources, with assistance from supervisors, managers, pathologists or coworkers when necessary.
• Accurately perform waived testing under the direction of CLS as applicable.
• Ensure appropriate sample type is received for testing ordered, including proper container and volume.
• Communicate specimen rejections, critical/notifiable results to appropriate clinical personnel and complete required documentation.
• May review/record refrigerator temperature(s) and QC/QA records; concerns recorded in the Corrective Action Log and reported to maintenance for repair.
• Adhere to lab procedures, following 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 lab specimen collections per age‑related standards as required.

Required:

• High School Diploma.

Preferred:

• 1 year of experience in a general lab, specimen processing or phlebotomy department.

• $10,000 Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part‑time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part‑time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part‑time)
• $250 Well‑being Fund per year ($125 for part‑time)
  Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and holiday pay

Northwestern Medicine is an equal‑opportunity employer (disability, VETS). We do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If offered a position, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form granting permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. Exception:
New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.