Lab Assistant

HCA Healthcare; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

PTO & leave

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Alaska Regional Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our Laboratory team in Anchorage. You will be integral in handling specimens, performing venipuncture, and supporting patient care with compassion.

The role involves processing specimens for testing, verifying orders, training new staff, and maintaining records. Certification in phlebotomy is preferred; high school diploma required; strong communication and computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Certification in phlebotomy is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent communication skills and basic computer/clerical abilities.
• Experience in phlebotomy or specimen receiving preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide courteous and caring customer service and support to patients, family members, physicians, and their office staff.
• Obtain specimens through venipuncture and capillary collection techniques, and process those and other specimens for testing.
• Process reference lab specimens for shipment with quality and acceptable turn-around-times.
• Verify documentation on incoming orders and maintain necessary logs.
• Transcribe written orders for outpatient specimens and ensure test results are sent to the ordering physician.
• Train new employees and others in specimen receiving duties and responsibilities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good computer skills

Filing/clerical skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Phlebotomy certification

High school diploma or equivalent

Course in medical terminology

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Lab Assistant you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Alaska Regional Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Laboratory Assistant at our facility you will be an integral part of our Laboratory team. You will be more than a phlebotomist! We are a highly functioning team that supports many different departments and has a passion for providing the best patient care through compassionate, professional interactions and reliable testing. In this role:

• You will provide courteous and caring customer service and support to patients, family members, physicians, and their office staff.
• You will obtain specimens through venipuncture and capillary collection techniques, and process those and other specimens so as to be ready for testing within the laboratory.
• You will process reference lab specimens for shipment, ensuring quality and acceptable turn-around-times.
• You will verify documentation on incoming orders and maintain necessary logs.
• You will transcribe written orders for outpatient specimens and ensuring test results are sent to the ordering physician.
• You will train new employees and others in specimen receiving duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Certification in phlebotomy highly preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Good computer skills; filing/clerical skills; self-discipline in organizational skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Prior specimen receiving experience preferred.
• One year phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Course in medical terminology preferred.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Alaska Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare's Alaska Regional Hospital (https://alaskaregional.com/) is known for our expertise, compassion and skills. We are committed to delivering patient-centered care to every patient on every visit for our 250 plus bed facility. Year after year, Alaska Regional receives 5-star ratings for heart attack treatment, bowel obstruction treatment, and colorectal surgery.

Based in Anchorage, Alaska Regional is located in a thriving community offering plenty of opportunities to capitalize on the Alaskan lifestyle. Alaska offers some of the most incredible scenic beauty around the world which draws visitors year-round who come for a vacation and end up making Alaska home.

We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation. HCA Healthcare and Alaska Regional are inspired by our mission to care for and improve human life to create a positive impact in our community.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.