Clinical Lab Assistant: Vital Specimen & Processing

LE01 Phelps County Regional Medical Center; St. James (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Health, a Missouri hospital system, seeks a Clinic Laboratory Assistant to perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical tasks supporting accurate patient testing.

Responsibilities include prioritizing specimens, accurate labeling, ensuring turn‑around times, performing quality control, and collecting specimens by venipuncture or capillary methods while adhering to safety protocols.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year experience as a phlebotomist or lab assistant preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow procedures.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes incoming specimens and processes per safety guidelines.
• Reviews orders for accuracy and specimen integrity.
• Generates labels and ensures correct patient name on samples.
• Distributes specimens to meet established turn-around times.
• Maintains neat work area; inventories supplies and reorders as needed.
• Collects specimens by venipuncture, capillary puncture or arterial collection.
• Follows collection protocols and verifies patient information.
• Performs quality control and notifies supervisor of non-conforming values.
• Assists with administration of medicals (oral, IM and SQ) as ordered.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Phelps Health, a Missouri hospital system, seeks a Clinic Laboratory Assistant to perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical tasks supporting accurate patient testing.

Responsibilities include prioritizing specimens, accurate labeling, ensuring turn‑around times, performing quality control, and collecting specimens by venipuncture or capillary methods while adhering to safety protocols.