Clinical Lab Assistant Phlebotomy

Description
Methodist Northeast Hospital
Clinical Laboratory Assistant with Phlebotomy Experience
Laboratory Department
Part Time – Non-Exempt
Night Shift — Rotating Weekend
Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working
in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our
Laboratory Department. Submit your application today!
Benefits:
We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive
salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our
team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include
401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition
reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program, and
student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic
opportunity.
Seeking a Clinical Laboratory Assistant to join our team who works under the
supervision of the Lab Director and the lab supervisors. He/she processes
specimens for the section, performs routine laboratory tests for diagnosis and
treatment of disease, sets up instruments and performs basic equipment
maintenance. Assists with ensuring all regulatory lab standards are met
through following policies and procedures of the Hospital and accrediting
regulatory agencies.
In this role, the Clinical Laboratory Assistant will:

• Processes specimens for the section; prepares blood smears and body fluid slides, centrifuges specimens, streaks microbiology plates, prepares specimens for transport to reference labs.
• Understands laboratory methods, demonstrates knowledge of pathological processes with correlation of disease states and test results. Independently performs specimen processing and testing to include moderate complexity testing.
• Sets up instruments and performs basic equipment maintenance. Performs basic quality control as instructed, collects quality assurance data.
• Performs clerical duties such as answering telephones, communicating verified test results by phone, typing procedures, performing data entry/retrieval as may be required, filing paperwork and slides, faxing documents, and assisting with inventory of supplies.
• May perform phlebotomy, point-of-care and waived testing as designated.
• Performs work in accordance with laboratory regulatory standards.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
• One year of Clinical Lab Assistant or related experience in a Clinical Laboratory to include prior experience with a variety of lab tests is preferred.

Methodist Hospital Northeast has played a major role in the phenomenal
economic growth experienced in northeast Bexar County. With over 232 beds, the
hospital offers a full array of services including 24/7 emergency care, open
heart surgery, cardiac catheterizations, vascular, neurosurgery, inpatient
rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, cancer care, intensive care and inpatient
and outpatient surgeries and procedures. It is home to the Joint Replacement
Academy offering the latest treatment options for knee and hip pain, as well
as a neurosurgical program offering services from elective spine surgeries to
advanced and comprehensive brain and spine care.
We are recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke
Association as a Certified Primary Stroke Center; the American College of
Cardiology as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI; and by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center for having a Pathway to Excellence
Program. Methodist Hospital Northeast has received the Mission: Lifeline®
Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality
improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the
treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks and the Texas Award for
Performance Excellence. The hospital has also been nationally recognized by
Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A. For more information, please visit our
website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Northeast under
Locations.
Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing
applications. Qualified candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring
managers for interviews. Submit your application today and help us raise the
bar in patient care!
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