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

About the Echuca 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 to numerous GP's and Specialists in the metropolitan and regional community. Austin Health Pathology is currently expanding into the Hume, Loddon Mallee and 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 provides services to 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 permanent part time role 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 arrive into the 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 strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You'll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring 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 enjoying a strong sense of 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 and special offer on 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 with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Judy Poole at "************@austin.org.au".

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, 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.

Application closing date: Friday 7 August 2026

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📌 Lab Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Austin Health
📍 Melbourne