Clinical Laboratory Assistant

Job Description

Schedule: Per Diem

Your experience matters

Lourdes Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Clinical Laboratory Assistant joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Clinical Laboratory Assistant who excels in this role:

• Perform phlebotomy duties as required, to include venipuncture and capillary techniques, using standard equipment such as vacutainer tubes and sleeves, tourniquets, syringes and butterfly needles.
• Assure that requisition includes patient demographics and accurate required billing information.
• Transcribe physician orders
• Facilitate the unobserved collection of urine specimens. Interact directly with patients to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, allay fears, and elicit cooperation.
• Process, label, and store specimen samples for subsequent analysis.
• Perform and document various quality control procedures to maintain compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Perform Med-Competence testing.
• Enter waived testing results into the LIS utilizing the manual entry mode.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment. Perform light cleaning of work area
• Perform specialized collection as requested.
• Occasionally deliver or pick up specimens outside of the laboratory.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and a minimum of 10 days of paid time off per year (for full time employees) as well as 8 paid holidays per year.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent Required.
• 2 years of College or an Associate's Degree is Preferred
• Experience: 3 Years or more of lab related experience to include 3 months practicum gained in clinical, hospital or lab setting.
• Prefer prior waived testing experience.
• Certifications: State MA-P (Medical Assistant Phlebotomist) or MA-C (Medical Assistant Certified)

Hourly range: $18.70-$25.74

EEOC Statement

Lourdes Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lourdes Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.