Medical Laboratory Assistant

Overview

Build your future at University of Florida Health as a Medical Laboratory Assistant in Leesburg, FL located in the heart of Central Florida. Leesburg offers a blend of natural beauty, culture, and a welcoming community to create an exceptional place to live and work. At UF Health, we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth. We invest in our team members by providing opportunities for career advancement, continuous learning, and meaningful work in a supportive environment. Make UF Health your next career destination.


Responsibilities

In this role the Medical Laboratory Assistant will perform the following job duties:

• Perform skin punctures to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing.
• Prompt accurate processing of test requisitions, accurate charging, registering and ordering tests for outpatients, informing techs of stats and other timed or urgent testing.
• Telephone patients, physicians and nursing units when required.
• Maintain neat and organized collection trays, collection areas and work areas.
• Expected to demonstrate logical, professional behaviors under demanding and stressful conditions.

Schedule

FTE .50

Hours: 4:00am-3:30pm

Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday


Qualifications

Education

Required: High school diploma or GED

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Preferred: Phlebotomy Certification

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience

Required: Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English