Clinical Lab Assistant - Phlebotomy & Specimen Specialist

Ochsner Health System; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health System in Shreveport, LA is seeking a Certified Lab Assistant for the Medicine Specialty Clinic on Kings Hwy. This full-time position supports the department through phlebotomy, specimen handling, and lab testing setup.

Responsibilities include performing specimen collection, processing orders, running tests with QC, stocking supplies, and maintaining safety and accuracy in a clinical environment. Louisiana licensure as Laboratory Assistant is required or obtained within 180 days.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required; formal phlebotomy training preferred.
• Experience in a controlled environment with safety measures to minimize exposure to chemicals and bloodborne pathogens.
• Licensing: current License as Laboratory Assistant or Laboratory Assistant Trainee; Louisiana license to be acquired within 180 days from date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen collection.
• Processes orders.
• Performs patient testing and specimen set up.
• Performs and documents quality control and meets all educational requirements.
• Orders, inventories and stocks supplies.

Skills

Computer skills

Dexterity

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Self-directed

Independence

Reading and basic math

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Formal phlebotomy training

Job description

Ochsner Health System in Shreveport, LA is seeking a Certified Lab Assistant for the Medicine Specialty Clinic on Kings Hwy. This full-time position supports the department through phlebotomy, specimen handling, and lab testing setup.

Responsibilities include performing specimen collection, processing orders, running tests with QC, stocking supplies, and maintaining safety and accuracy in a clinical environment. Louisiana licensure as Laboratory Assistant is required or obtained within 180 days.