Medical Lab Assistant Full-time

Position: Medical Lab Assistant

Location: The Villages

Schedule: Full Time - 32-40 hours per week
Compensation: $19.00 to $28.00/hr.

Select Specialty Hospital hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success owning the future being patient-centered creating change thinking first and building trust.

At our company we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX health vision and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager the Laboratory Assistant will be responsible for having a working knowledge of all pre-analytical processes of laboratory services provided by Select Medical which may include but is not limited to specimen processing and phlebotomy services.

• Follows laboratory protocols for pre-analytical processes.
• Adequately prepares specimens for send-out to reference lab testing.
• Advises Lab Manager of malfunctioning equipment LIS issues and any unusual situations occurrences conditions or reactions.
• Performs venipuncture when necessary
• Monitors venipuncture inventory and reports inadequacies to the Lab Manager.
• Performs phlebotomist duties according to established standards practices and procedures while utilizing proper techniques and equipment in the performance of duties.
• Follows appropriate PPE requirements while performing duties gathers supplies and assembles equipment according to standards of practice and assures equipment is clean and functioning properly.
• Confirms patient identification using two identifiers performs phlebotomy and collects appropriate specimens as indicated on the test requisition.
• Properly identifies and labels specimen(s) at the patients bedside after matching patient label on the wristband to the patient label being affixed to the specimen.
• Notifies the nursing staff regarding any issues or concerns noted prior to during and/or following the procedure as well as any patient refusal and/or inability to obtain patient sample and documents accordingly.
• Verifies specimen collection centrifuges and processes specimens as needed.

Minimum requirements:

• High School graduation or equivalent.
• BLS required.
• Current certification from one of the following: the National Phlebotomy Association American Medical Technologists American Society for Clinical Pathology National Healthcareer Association National Center for Competeny Testing or other approved agencies.

Preferred qualificationsthat will make you successful:

• One (1) year of clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans