Lab Tech Assistant | Laboratory, Full-Time

Memorial Health•Marysville, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Phlebotomist/Lab Tech Assistant to join our full service lab team! This role involves collecting blood and urine specimens, performing patient functions in the Hospital Information System (HIS), conducting various lab duties such as centrifuging samples and placing tubes on analyzers, answering the telephone, relaying messages, communicating test results, printing and distributing reports, maintaining supply inventory, and assisting with the training of students. The position requires flexible hours to adequately staff the department.

Requirements

Completion of post secondary program in Phlebotomy/Medical Assistant and experience as a laboratory phlebotomist preferred, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
National Phlebotomy Society certification, National Society Clinical Pathology preferred or other assisting certification(s).

Nice To Haves

Venipunctures on neonates are N/A in the outpatient area and on the inpatient units, may be required to rotate to the off-site laboratory.

Responsibilities

Collects blood specimens (e.g. venous, capillary, etc.) and urine specimens including proper drug screen collections.
Performs patient functions in the Hospital Information System (HIS) (e.g., registers, orders, updates, prints labels, etc.).
Performs various lab duties such as centrifuging sample, places tubes on analyzers (CBC) and other lab duties/testing as deemed competent to perform.
Answers telephone, takes and relays messages; communicates test results.
Prints daily and final cumulative reports; sorts reports and properly distributes.
Maintains adequate inventory of necessary supplies; orders supplies; stocks storeroom.
Assists with training of various college and vocational school students.
Works flexible hours to adequately staff department.