Clinical Lab Assistant: Phlebotomy & Specimen Processing

University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation; DeForest (WI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Two-week parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition benefits

Job summary

UW Health is seeking a Lab Assistant - Clinical Labs to perform standardized and specialized phlebotomy on patients of all ages, ensuring proper patient identification and specimen labeling. You will assist with specimen receiving and processing, and manage instrument loading and reagent monitoring.

Responsibilities include LIS data entry, clerical duties, and daily interactions with pathologists, physicians, technologists, clinical staff, nurses and patients.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Accredited phlebotomy training program with clinical rotation completed.
• Six months of phlebotomy and specimen processing experience required.
• One year of phlebotomy and processing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform standardized and specialized phlebotomy procedures on patients of all ages with proper ID and labeling.
• Complete specimen receiving and processing, arrange to load onto instruments and monitor reagents and temperatures.
• Enter laboratory tests in the LIS and handle related clerical duties.
• Interact daily with pathologists, physicians, technologists, clinical staff, nurses and patients.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Specimen processing

LIS data entry

Patient interaction

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy Training certificate and clinical rotation

Phlebotomy certification or MLA certification (preferred)

Job description

UW Health is seeking a Lab Assistant - Clinical Labs to perform standardized and specialized phlebotomy on patients of all ages, ensuring proper patient identification and specimen labeling. You will assist with specimen receiving and processing, and manage instrument loading and reagent monitoring.

Responsibilities include LIS data entry, clerical duties, and daily interactions with pathologists, physicians, technologists, clinical staff, nurses and patients.