Clinical Lab Assistant Phlebotomy
HCA Healthcareover 1 year ago
San Antonio, Texas, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Clinical Laboratory Assistant with Phlebotomy Experience
Key Responsibilities
- Processes specimens for the section; prepares blood smears and body fluid slides, centrifuges specimens, streaks microbiology plates, prepares specimens for transport to reference labs.
- Understands laboratory methods, demonstrates knowledge of pathological processes with correlation of disease states and test results. Independently performs specimen processing and testing to include moderate complexity testing.
- Sets up instruments and performs basic equipment maintenance. Performs basic quality control as instructed, collects quality assurance data.
- Performs clerical duties such as answering telephones, communicating verified test results by phone, typing procedures, performing data entry/retrieval as may be required, filing paperwork and slides, faxing documents, and assisting with inventory of supplies.
- May perform phlebotomy, point-of-care and waived testing as designated.
- Performs work in accordance with laboratory regulatory standards.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- One year of Clinical Lab Assistant or related experience in a Clinical Laboratory to include prior experience with a variety of lab tests is preferred.
Benefits & Perks
- We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities.
- Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program, and student loan repayment.
Required Skills
Clerical duties
Quality control
Phlebotomy
Laboratory testing
Data entry
Equipment maintenance
Specimen processing