Lab Support Technician / Part Time / Nights

Wood County Hospital; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance with AD&D

Disability plans

403(b) retirement plan

Pension plan

Vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Wood County Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Support Technician to join our team on a part-time night shift. The role focuses on accurate specimen collection, processing, and data entry to support high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment.

You will greet patients, ensure proper collection procedures, and collaborate with lab staff to maintain safety and compliance while delivering exceptional service to our community.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED
• License: None
• Experience: None
• Certification: None

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and customers, answer inquiries, and serve as a knowledgeable laboratory resource.
• Collect patient specimens competently and efficiently across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings while minimizing patient discomfort.
• Verify specimen and test requirements by ensuring proper collection, adequacy of samples, and instructing patients on self-collection when needed.
• Resolve specimen and order-related issues by assessing requirements, troubleshooting discrepancies, documenting problems, and coordinating recollection when necessary.
• Process and manage specimens and laboratory information by preparing samples for testing or transport, utilizing information systems accurately, and participating in quality improvement activities.
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Specimen collection

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Lab information systems (LIS)

Job description

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you’re not just a number – you’re a vital part of a team making a real difference.

Lab Support Technician / Part Time / Nights

The Laboratory Support Technician ensures the accurate, timely, and compliant collection, processing, and management of laboratory specimens while delivering excellent customer service, supporting laboratory operations, and contributing to high-quality patient care through adherence to established standards and continuous quality improvement. The Laboratory Support Technician is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

• Provide excellent customer service by greeting patients and customers, answering inquiries, and serving as a knowledgeable laboratory resource.
• Collect patient specimens competently and efficiently across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings while minimizing patient discomfort.
• Verify specimen and test requirements by ensuring proper collection, adequacy of samples, and instructing patients on self-collection when needed.
• Resolve specimen and order-related issues by assessing requirements, troubleshooting discrepancies, documenting problems, and coordinating recollection when necessary.
• Process and manage specimens and laboratory information by preparing samples for testing or transport, utilizing information systems accurately, and participating in quality improvement activities
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High School diploma or GED

License: None

Experience: None

Certification: None

Preferred

Education: Training in a formal phlebotomy program which includes didactic training and clinical experience

License: None

Experience: One (1) year of phlebotomy or specimen processing.

Certification: None

Benefit Summary

Join our team, and you’ll have access to acutting-edge facility with state of the art technology. You’llalso interact with some of the region’s top notch healthcare professionals. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and advance your career.

We’ll also reward your hard work with:

• Great health, dental and vision plans
• Competitive wages
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Generous short term and long term disability plans
• Employer-matched 403(b)
• Employer sponsored cash balance pension plan
• Vacation and Holidaytime
• Generous tuition reimbursement

And a lot more!