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Laboratory Assistant - Histology - Full Time, Evenings

NYU Langone Health·Patchogue, New York

$43,866/yr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 4 months ago
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About the role

The role involves assisting laboratory staff with daily operations by providing clinical, clerical, and inventory management support, including specimen processing, ordering supplies, and instrument maintenance. Additionally, the assistant supports the Pathology Department with morgue maintenance, record keeping, and handling the receipt and hand-off of bodies.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island.

The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery.

Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

For more information, go to NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk [https://nyulangone.org/locations/nyu-langone-hospital-suffolk], and interact with us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyulangonehealth/posts/?feedView=all&viewAsMember=true], Glassdoor [https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-NYU-Langone-Health-EI_IE121521.11,29.htm], Indeed [https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Nyu-Langone-Health?from=mobviewjob&tk=1iln7ebg1gc28801&fromjk=575c649f519b8dd4&attributionid=mobvjcmp], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NYULangone/], Twitter [https://x.com/nyulangone], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/nyulangonehealth] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nyulangone].

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Laboratory Assistant - Histology - Full Time, Evenings - Clinical Labs-Evening Lab - - Monday - Fri.

In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for assisting lab staff with the day to day operation of the laboratory, by providing clinical, clerical and inventory management support. Including but not limited to specimen management/processing, ordering and receipt of inventory, instrument maintenance, and communicating with providers and other laboratories. Assists the Pathology Department in the daily maintenance, receipt of bodies along with hand-off to appropriate individual, record keeping, and upkeep of the morgue, and other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities

1.Responsible for assisting lab staff with the day to day operation of the laboratory, by providing clinical, clerical and inventory management support. Including but not limited to specimen management/processing, ordering and receipt of inventory, instrument maintenance, and communicating with providers and other laboratories.

2.Assists the Pathology Department in the daily maintenance, receipt of bodies along with hand-off to appropriate individual, record keeping, and upkeep of the morgue, and other duties as assigned.

  • 1.Maintains an adequate supply of all general laboratory items as well as department specific reagents and materials needed for specimen analysis.
  • Communicates the need for additional supplies to supervisor/manager when necessary.
  • 2.
  • Ensures the proper receipt and storage of laboratory materials.
  • Receives all goods delivered and documents according to NYU policy and guidelines provided by regulatory agencies.
  • 6.
  • Help with front end processing of all samples preparing them for analysis.
  • Examples include but are not limited to labeling, centrifuging, aliquoting, transport and placing samples on automated test platforms.
  • 7.
  • Responsible for back end processing of samples including preparation for storage, tracking and eventual disposal according to policy.
  • 8.
  • Properly disposes of all department regulated medical, biological, chemical and clean waste.
  • 9.
  • Cleans all laboratory work surfaces and assigned equipment in accordance with laboratory protocols and documents as required.
  • 10.
  • Responsible for maintaining logs associated with temperature and humidity for assigned equipment, work areas and eye wash stations.
  • 12.
  • Help with review of routine and stat pending lists and retrieval of missed tests/specimens 13.
  • Answering the phone and providing assistance to caller as required (spec requirements, test availability, TAT etc.) 14.
  • Access automated test platforms to assess status of test samples 15.
  • Help with shipping of blood and body fluids to other sites.
  • 17.
  • Help with inventory management of blood products (receiving, stocking, expiration).
  • 18.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a High School Degree with 12 college credits in biology or chemistry. Laboratory experience including handling open containers of blood and body fluid (accessioning/intake not included). Knowledge of computer applications especially excel and word. Excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1+ years experience in a laboratory setting as a laboratory assistant.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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Workplace discrimination is illegal [https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf].

NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $43,865.64 - $43,865.64 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

View the Pay Transparency Notice [https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/290/2017/04/pay-transp_formattedESQA508c.pdf] for further details.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

require a High School Degree plus 12 college credits in biology or chemistry, along with laboratory experience handling open containers of blood and body fluids. Preferred qualifications include over one year of experience as a laboratory assistant and strong knowledge of computer applications like Excel and Word.

  • high school
  • Communication
  • Inventory Management
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Record Keeping
  • Computer Applications
  • Shipping
  • Data Logging
  • Instrument Maintenance
  • Waste Disposal
  • Aliquoting
  • Processing
  • Centrifuging
  • Laboratory Protocols
  • Specimen Management

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$43,866/yr
Location
Patchogue, New York
Posted
Mar 12, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient, Inc., has ranked NYU Langone No. 1 out of 118...

Salary listed on 158 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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Histology lab roles stay steady in New York

In New York, histology laboratory assistant openings are often driven by hospital and diagnostic lab staffing needs, especially for evening coverage. These roles can be competitive because employers usually look for hands-on lab experience, comfort handling blood and body fluids, and coursework in biology or chemistry. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your lab experience and relevant coursework match the posting before applying.

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