Laboratory Assistant Jobs in Colorado
Laboratory Assistant jobs in Colorado are consistently active, with strong demand concentrated in clinical diagnostics, academic research, and pharmaceutical testing. Denver, Aurora, and Colorado Springs anchor most of the hiring, and established employers like UCHealth, HealthONE, and National Western Life Group maintain a steady presence. The most in-demand specialties include phlebotomy support, microbiology, and histology preparation. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant PRN with HCA HealthONE Aurora you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Job Summary and Qualifications
Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, Coordinators (shift dependent), the Laboratory Assistant has primary responsibility for the efficient organization and effectiveness of the Laboratory Desk, Reception Area, and specimen procurement. The employee will provide services addressing age-related techniques in specimen obtainment and care focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations. This involves greeting outpatients, answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, answering questions regarding the test procedures and time elements, filing, comparing requests on the printer output with orders on the terminal display, interfacing between other hospitals, hospital departments, physicians, medical offices and reference laboratories, obtaining blood specimens, providing quality service, and performing general laboratory duties. This is the public relations for the Laboratory; therefore, she/he should be neat in appearance and pleasant in personality
What qualifications you will need:
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Prefer Phlebotomy Certification.
B.Education:
C.Experience:
Experience in a hospital laboratory is desired, but not necessary.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
The Laboratory Assistant shall integrate current scientific knowledge with technical competency, which relates to the Laboratory Department.- The Laboratory Assistant shall participate in establishing and following written policies and procedures for ordering, inventory allowances, monitoring inventory supply, maintenance program, and performing maintenance programs.
- She/he demonstrates knowledge, responsibility and participates in the implementation of all aspects of the Safety/Chemical Hygiene Plan, Infectious/Exposure control Plan, Electrical Safety, Disaster Plan, Code Blue Plan, Fire Plan, Computer Systems, Performance Improvement Activities, and the Compliance Program.
- The Phlebotomist will be knowledgeable/competent in regards to age-related blood obtainment techniques, amounts of blood obtained, laboratory values, age-related abuse, and age-related communications; focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations. .
- Perform Front Desk tasks, phlebotomy collection and customer service relationships.
No Travel Required
No experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
HCA HealthONE Aurora, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant PRN with HCA HealthONE Aurora you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Job Summary and Qualifications
Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, Coordinators (shift dependent), the Laboratory Assistant has primary responsibility for the efficient organization and effectiveness of the Laboratory Desk, Reception Area, and specimen procurement. The employee will provide services addressing age-related techniques in specimen obtainment and care focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations. This involves greeting outpatients, answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, answering questions regarding the test procedures and time elements, filing, comparing requests on the printer output with orders on the terminal display, interfacing between other hospitals, hospital departments, physicians, medical offices and reference laboratories, obtaining blood specimens, providing quality service, and performing general laboratory duties. This is the public relations for the Laboratory; therefore, she/he should be neat in appearance and pleasant in personality
What qualifications you will need:
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Prefer Phlebotomy Certification.
B.Education:
C.Experience:
Experience in a hospital laboratory is desired, but not necessary.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
The Laboratory Assistant shall integrate current scientific knowledge with technical competency, which relates to the Laboratory Department.- The Laboratory Assistant shall participate in establishing and following written policies and procedures for ordering, inventory allowances, monitoring inventory supply, maintenance program, and performing maintenance programs.
- She/he demonstrates knowledge, responsibility and participates in the implementation of all aspects of the Safety/Chemical Hygiene Plan, Infectious/Exposure control Plan, Electrical Safety, Disaster Plan, Code Blue Plan, Fire Plan, Computer Systems, Performance Improvement Activities, and the Compliance Program.
- The Phlebotomist will be knowledgeable/competent in regards to age-related blood obtainment techniques, amounts of blood obtained, laboratory values, age-related abuse, and age-related communications; focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations. .
- Perform Front Desk tasks, phlebotomy collection and customer service relationships.
No Travel Required
No experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
HCA HealthONE Aurora, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant PRN opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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What Colorado Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in laboratory assistant jobs across Colorado.
- High school diploma or GED with coursework in biology or chemistry preferred
- Phlebotomy certification from a nationally recognized program such as ASCP or NHA
- Prior laboratory or clinical setting experience, including internships or externships
- Familiarity with laboratory information systems and specimen tracking software
- Ability to follow OSHA safety protocols and maintain chain-of-custody procedures
- Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation skills for sample processing
Laboratory Assistant Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a laboratory assistant in Colorado?
Most laboratory assistant roles in Colorado require at least a high school diploma plus a phlebotomy or clinical laboratory assistant certificate from an accredited program. Colorado does not license laboratory assistants at the state level, but many employers require certification through a national body such as the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Community colleges like Community College of Denver offer relevant certificate programs that Colorado employers recognize.
Which companies hire laboratory assistants in Colorado?
Employers hiring laboratory assistants in Colorado right now include CommonSpirit Health, HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's, and BACH DIAGNOSTICS, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Colorado's large hospital networks and research institutions drive consistent year-round demand for laboratory support staff across the Front Range.
Which Colorado cities have the most laboratory assistant jobs?
Denver, Aurora, and Westminster have the most laboratory assistant openings in Colorado. Denver and Aurora concentrate the most roles because of the large hospital systems, university medical campuses, and diagnostic lab networks headquartered there, while Colorado Springs supports steady demand through its military-affiliated healthcare facilities and regional hospital groups.
Are there remote laboratory assistant jobs in Colorado?
Yes, but they're rare. Laboratory assistant work is almost entirely hands-on, requiring physical specimen handling, equipment operation, and on-site safety compliance, so the role is not well suited to remote arrangements. About 0% of laboratory assistant openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those positions tend to involve data entry, results reporting, or administrative coordination rather than bench work.
How can I get hired as a laboratory assistant in Colorado with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is completing a phlebotomy or clinical laboratory assistant certificate at a Colorado community college, then applying directly to entry-level openings at hospital systems like UCHealth or SCL Health, which regularly bring on new graduates. Patient services technician and specimen processor roles are common lateral entry points. Holding a current CPR certification and any national laboratory credential gives candidates a clear edge in Colorado applicant pools.
Where can I find and apply to laboratory assistant jobs in Colorado?
You can find and apply to laboratory assistant jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current Colorado openings updated regularly. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to whichever ones fit your background.
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