Pays $19.8-$29.7/hr — Family Medicine market median is ~$332k (21 jobs)
Physician Office Lab Assistant(POLA) Atrium Health One Health Denver Family Medicine FT
About the Role
Full-time lab assistant role, Monday-Friday, $19.80-$29.70/hr. Denver, NC.
Join American Addiction Centers as a Physician Office Lab Assistant – M-F, $19.80-$29.70/hr in Denver, North Carolina.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $19.80 - $29.70/hr.
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Paid time off
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plan with employer match
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with American Addiction Centers in Denver, North Carolina.
Key Responsibilities
The Physician Office Lab Assistant is responsible for preparing specimens, performing laboratory tests, and maintaining equipment while ensuring quality control. They must also accurately record and report test results, including immediate notification of critical values to healthcare providers.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and have experience performing moderately complex laboratory testing. Clinical training in phlebotomy, medical office assisting, nursing, or radiology is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- High school
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
In North Carolina, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$214k (24 salary observations; 60 listings), vs ~$265k nationally (1,282 salary observations; 2,880 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$51k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Office Lab Assistant(POLA) Atrium Health One Health Denver Family Medicine FT at American Addiction Centers a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Family Medicine physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Family Medicine roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 21 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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