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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professionaleducationand research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged,diverseand cooperative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About theEchuca Laboratory

Austin Health Pathology is a department of Austin Health and provides service to not only Austin Health and the co-located Mercy Hospital for Women, but also tonumerousGP's and Specialists in the metropolitan and regional community. Austin Health Pathology is currently expanding into the Hume, LoddonMalleeand Goulburn valley areas of regional Victoria, with laboratories in Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, Echuca and Swan Hill and a point of care network.

Austin Health Pathology, Echuca Laboratory is a core laboratory offering services of Biochemistry, Haematology and Transfusion. The Echuca Laboratory supports Echuca Regional Health and providesservicersto the surrounding hospital of Cohuna. We have an outpatient clinic to support the wider community for their Pathology needs next door to the Laboratory.

About the role

The Echuca Laboratory is seeking a keen professional to join our team. We are currently looking to fill a permanentpart timerole within our specimen reception department.

The current role includes weekend work to support our sole Scientists.

A regular day will see you:

Sort and distribute all samples as they arriveintothe Laboratory.

Register specimens and request details into the Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Process samples for testing and deliver to the Laboratory

Package up samples for sending onto our main Laboratory in Heidelberg

Answer the phone and deal with any enquiries this may present.

About you





You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strongcommitmentto excellence in patient care.You'llbring energy and drive to your workand have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this roleyou’llbring with you:

A commitment to Austin Health values

Laboratory Experience

Ability to enter data accurately

Ability to work with minimal supervision and in a team situation

Working at Austin Health means enjoyinga strong senseof purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships andspecial offerson health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people withdisability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and ifrequired, a WorkingWithChildren Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Judy Poole at [email protected]

Application closing date:Friday 7 August 2026

Applications close Friday 7 August 2026 at 11.59pm

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📌 Lab Assistant (Echuca)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 Echuca