Lab Assistant I

Baptist Health•Montgomery, AL

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties. To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org. Highlights: Summary: Provides phlebotomy expertise, decision making, and problem solving skills based on in-depth knowledge of phlebotomy procedures. Performs the collection, receipt in computer, processing, and delivery of patient specimens for tests performed by the laboratory.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Completion of an approved phlebotomy training program or one year of proven experience in Hospital, Reference, or Physician Office Lab required
Exceptional customer service skills and proficiency in utilization of personal computer skills
Position requires frequent prolonged standing/walking
Requires occasional lifting of supplies/equipment up to 25 lbs
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person, continuously exhibiting manual dexterity and mobility; frequently reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching; continuous ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less, to judge distance and space relationships; to bring objects into focus; and to distinguish and identify different colors
Travel between facilities as required