Laboratory Assistant III

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Rock Hill, SC

2h • Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Assistant III is responsible for the collection of blood specimens, ensuring patient safety and consistency with age-specific considerations for all patients (neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics) as well as employees. This role involves performing venous, capillary, and infant heel sticks to maintain specimen integrity, following proper labeling protocols for specimen tubes/containers, and adhering to the order of draw/collection. The assistant also handles clerical functions, processing duties, specimen receipt, and distribution of laboratory specimens, along with training students and employees. They perform phlebotomist duties as assigned, must be knowledgeable of emergency procedures, and input and retrieve data from the laboratory/hospital computer system. The position may involve supervising or leading Lab Assistant I and II positions and performing CLIA waived laboratory tests. Additional responsibilities include prioritization, receipt, registration, and distribution of specimens, managing sendout/reference lab shipping, tracking, and billing, and assisting with processing anatomic pathology specimens, including preparation of microscopic tissue slides, staining, and specimen management.

Requirements

• Must be knowledgeable of emergency procedures

Responsibilities

• Collection of blood specimens ensuring patient safety and consistency with age-specific considerations for all patients (neonates, infants, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics) and employees
• Performs venous, capillary and infant heel sticks to ensure specimen integrity
• Follows proper labeling protocols for specimen tubes/containers
• Follows order of draw/collection
• Performs clerical functions
• Performs processing duties
• Performs specimen receipt and distribution of laboratory specimens
• Training of students and employees
• Performs phlebotomist duties as assigned
• Must be knowledgeable of emergency procedures
• Inputs and retrieves data from laboratory /hospital computer system
• Will supervise or lead lab assistant I and II positions, as requested
• Can perform CLIA waived laboratory tests, as requested
• Completes prioritization, receipt, registration and distribution of specimens
• Has responsibility for sendout/reference lab shipping, tracking and billing
• Will assist with processing of anatomic pathology specimens including preparation of microscopic tissue slides, staining and specimen management, as requested
• Can assist with specimen management within areas of the lab as requested

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program
• Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees