Lab Assistant I-Crusoe

Baptist Health; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Lab Assistant I-Crusoe to join the team on the Second Shift at Baptist Medical Center East in Alabama. You will collect specimens, receipt them in the lab system, and ensure delivery of samples for testing.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with phlebotomy training or a year of lab experience, and strong customer service and computer skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of an approved phlebotomy training program or one year of proven experience in Hospital, Reference, or Physician Office Lab required.
• Exceptional customer service skills and proficiency with personal computers.

Responsibilities

• Provides phlebotomy expertise, decision making and problem solving based on phlebotomy procedures.
• Collects, receipts in computer, processes and delivers patient specimens for tests.

Skills

Customer service

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Phlebotomy training program

Job description

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary : Provides phlebotomy expertise, decision making, and problem solving skills based on in-depth knowledge of phlebotomy procedures. Performs the collection, receipt in computer, processing, and delivery of patient specimens for tests performed by the laboratory. Education / Experience :High school diploma or equivalent required. Completion of an approved phlebotomy training program or one year of proven experience in Hospital, Reference, or Physician Office Lab required. License / Certification : None Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Exceptional customer service skills and proficiency in utilization of personal computer skills.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

Position requires frequent prolonged standing/walking.
Requires occasional lifting of supplies/equipment up to 25 lbs.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person, continuously exhibiting manual dexterity and mobility; frequently reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching; continuous ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less, to judge distance and space relationships; to bring objects into focus; and to distinguish and identify different colors.
Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
Much exposure to computer work.
Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.
Travel between facilities as required.

Primary Location:

Baptist Medical Center East

Job:

Lab Assistant I-Crusoe

Lab Assistant I

Job Type:

PRN-PRN

Shift

Second Shift (United States of America)