Per Diem Clinical Laboratory Assistant

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada•Las Vegas, NV

19h

About The Position

UMC is an academic medical center serving as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District. It describes itself as home to Nevada’s only nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center, and states that it became the first and only Magnet-Recognized hospital in Nevada in 2026. The Clinical Laboratory Assistant assists in the laboratory. Duties include drawing blood from patients, ensuring their comfort and safety after venipuncture, performing clerical tasks, looking up patient information and other data on a computer, and completing related tasks. The position may also perform waived-complexity testing. This is a per diem opening.

Requirements

Equivalent to graduation from high school.
Six months of experience in a clinical setting; at UMC’s sole discretion, successful completion of a UMC clinical rotation may meet this experience requirement.
Obtain a valid State of Nevada license as a Laboratory Assistant within seven months of employment and maintain the license.
Recent documented experience in phlebotomy or as a Clinical Lab Assistant.
Some positions may require Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Knowledge of infection control, biohazardous waste disposal, veins and anatomy, phlebotomy, specimen processing, safety practices, patient rights, hazardous materials, and emergency response procedures.
Skills in phlebotomy, emergency procedures, customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, specimen requirements, computer and software use, oral and written communication, working relationships, and safe and effective equipment use.