Medical Lab Assistant -Lab - Outpatient Draw Station Main Campus

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Medical Lab Assistant floats between Livingston Ambulatory Clinic Lab and Orange Outpatient Lab (Central Campus). This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday schedule and an 8-hour shift scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekend and holiday rotation is required. The position is benefits eligible.

The role provides clerical and patient-care support, particularly with specimen collection and processing. Duties include patient registration, specimen accessioning and collection—including venipuncture, capillary, sweat chloride, and miscellaneous collections—specimen preparation and processing, and waived laboratory testing.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Technical, organizational, multitasking, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Computer experience.
• Interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external customers.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently both collaboratively and independently.

Nice To Haves

• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification.
• CPR certification.
• One year of clinical laboratory or medical experience and office experience.
• Two years of phlebotomy experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform specimen accessioning, preparation, processing, delivery, and storage; duties may include phlebotomy and other specimen collection.
• Perform clerical tasks and specimen accessioning in accordance with testing protocols and criteria.
• Maintain laboratory operations through equipment maintenance, quality control, and preventive maintenance.
• Perform waived laboratory testing and appropriately document patient reports, quality control, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Follow applicable laws and regulations related to the position and laboratory operations.
• Document daily, weekly, and monthly tasks on assigned work-area task lists.
• Provide service excellence and quality patient care by adapting communication to cultural differences, researching and resolving client concerns, using basic troubleshooting skills, and handling interruptions and changing circumstances efficiently.
• Provide useful feedback to support individual improvement.
• Support an atmosphere of mutual respect and inclusiveness.
• Participate in continuing education programs.

Benefits

• Benefits eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED