Clinical Lab Assistant & Phlebotomy Support

UnityPoint Health; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Part time

Job summary

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a part-time Phlebotomy/General Lab Support role (0.3 FTE, 24 hours per pay period). The position supports pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic workflows and involves phlebotomy, sample handling, and CLIA-waived testing.

Responsibilities include patient registration, sample collection, processing, and reporting, with emphasis on safe, accurate practice and patient-centered care. Strong English, basic computer skills, and teamwork are required.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.
• Multicultural sensitivity.
• Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.
• Customer/patient focused.
• Basic knowledge of computer systems used on analyzers, Sunquest and EPIC.
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of computer programs for patient identification, registration, order, and sample tracking.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Responsibilities

• Greets everyone with a pleasant and professional manner.
• Identifies patients and samples using two patient identifiers.
• Performs medical venous and capillary blood collections independently for patients of all ages.
• Performs sample receiving, accessioning, processing, aliquoting, preparation for transport and/or delivery to testing areas.
• Utilizes supply items in a cost-effective manner and assists with restocking items.
• Achieves basic understanding of lab tests to answer patient questions.

Skills

Fluent English

Customer/patient focused

Critical thinking

Multicultural sensitivity

Education

High School graduate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

UnityPoint Health in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a part-time Phlebotomy/General Lab Support role (0.3 FTE, 24 hours per pay period). The position supports pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic workflows and involves phlebotomy, sample handling, and CLIA-waived testing.

Responsibilities include patient registration, sample collection, processing, and reporting, with emphasis on safe, accurate practice and patient-centered care. Strong English, basic computer skills, and teamwork are required.