Medical Lab Assistant / MLA

Hillcrest Healthcare System•Tulsa, OK

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) is a laboratory professional who assists other laboratory personnel with specimen collection, receiving, processing, laboratory testing, process improvement, and quality initiatives. The role follows laboratory guidelines and protocols to support accurate specimen handling and patient care. Duties may include patient registration, laboratory test ordering, accessioning and distribution of specimens, drug-screen collection and processing, dispatching phlebotomists, courier work, and preparing laboratory equipment for testing.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic computer skills.
Strong customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Certification from a nationally recognized agency as a phlebotomist upon hire.
Certification from a nationally recognized agency as a medical lab assistant within two years of hire.
Experience working in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

Obtain specimens in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
Communicate pertinent patient or laboratory-sample information to the appropriate care provider.
Follow protocols for specimen packaging and transport.
Perform patient registration, laboratory test ordering, specimen receipt, accessioning, processing, and distribution according to protocol.
Demonstrate proper infection-control practices and patient identification, and promptly transport specimens.
Perform drug-screen collection and processing as assigned.
Monitor the phlebotomy draw list and assign or dispatch phlebotomists to collect specimens as assigned.
Perform courier duties as assigned.
Perform laboratory tests in compliance with policies and procedures as assigned.
Assist in preparing laboratory equipment for testing.