Lab Assistant

Dignity Health; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support the laboratory team under the Laboratory Manager and Director. Responsibilities include blood collection, specimen processing, phone inquiries, and routine data entry, with additional duties such as specimen prep and microbiology processing as needed.

Applicants should have a high school diploma, knowledge of medical terminology, and California phlebotomy certification; preferred one year in an acute care

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be certified/licensed Phlebotomist in the State of California.

Responsibilities

• Blood specimen collection.
• Specimen processing.
• Answering telephones and data input/retrieval.
• Specimen preparatory handling in Microbiology.
• Processing of specimens for reference laboratories and inventory/ordering.

Skills

Medical terminology

Phlebotomy

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Laboratory Manager and Director, this Laboratory Assistant position is assigned the responsibility of various duties which are technical and supportive in nature. These may include the basic duties such as blood specimen collection specimen processing answering telephones computer data input/retrieval and other duties as assigned. In addition to the above the Lab Assistant may be assigned to perform specimen preparatory handling in Microbiology processing of specimens for reference laboratories and inventory/ordering.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Laboratory Manager and Director, this Laboratory Assistant position is assigned the responsibility of various duties which are technical and supportive in nature. These may include the basic duties such as blood specimen collection specimen processing answering telephones computer data input/retrieval and other duties as assigned. In addition to the above the Lab Assistant may be assigned to perform specimen preparatory handling in Microbiology processing of specimens for reference laboratories and inventory/ordering.

Required

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be certified/licensed Phlebotomist in the State of California.

Preferred

• One year full time experience in an acute care facility Laboratory

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 70,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$32.78 - $32.78 /hour