Lab Support Tech / Laboratory / Per Diem

Wood County Hospital; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio, seeks a Lab Support Tech (Per Diem) to join the Laboratory team. You will collect specimens, support lab operations, and deliver friendly, accurate service to patients and care teams.

Essential duties include greeting patients, collecting specimens across outpatient, inpatient, and ER settings; verifying requirements; resolving issues; and assisting with data entry and quality improvement. Onsite position with variable hours per offer letter.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Phlebotomy program training preferred.
• One year phlebotomy or specimen processing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and provide courteous laboratory service.
• Collect patient specimens across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings with minimal discomfort.
• Verify specimen requirements and instruct patients on self-collection when needed.
• Resolve specimen and order-related issues; document and recollect as needed.
• Process specimens and lab information; prepare for testing and data entry.
• Support safety culture and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Work hours per week per offer letter; may extend as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Phlebotomy basics

Education

High School diploma or GED

Phlebotomy program training (didactic + clinical)

Job description

Elevate your career at Wood County Hospital, where you're not just a number – you're a vital part of a team making a real difference.

Lab Support Tech / Laboratory / Per Diem

The Laboratory Support Technician ensures the accurate, timely, and compliant collection, processing, and management of laboratory specimens while delivering excellent customer service, supporting laboratory operations, and contributing to high-quality patient care through adherence to established standards and continuous quality improvement. The Laboratory Support Technician is an onsite position.

Essential Functions

• Provide excellent customer service by greeting patients and customers, answering inquiries, and serving as a knowledgeable laboratory resource.
• Collect patient specimens competently and efficiently across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings while minimizing patient discomfort.
• Verify specimen and test requirements by ensuring proper collection, adequacy of samples, and instructing patients on self-collection when needed.
• Resolve specimen and order-related issues by assessing requirements, troubleshooting discrepancies, documenting problems, and coordinating recollection when necessary.
• Process and manage specimens and laboratory information by preparing samples for testing or transport, utilizing information systems accurately, and participating in quality improvement activities
• Prepare, prevent, protect and respond to support our culture of safety.
• Works hours per week in accordance with offer letter or per attributes of position at transfer request. May be expected to work longer hours as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High School diploma or GED
License: None
Experience: None
Certification: None

Preferred

Education: Training in a formal phlebotomy program which includes didactic training and clinical experience
License: None
Experience: One (1) year of phlebotomy or specimen processing.
Certification: None

Physical Requirements

• In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):

[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [X]4-6 [] 6-8 [] 8-12

• In an 8 to 12-hour workday, employees sit (hours at one time/hours during the day):

[] 0-2 [X] 2-4 []4-6 [] 6-8 [] 8-12

• Employee lifts:

[] up to 10 [X] 10-20 # [] 20-50 # [] over 50 #

• Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:

[X] occasionally [] frequently [] continuously

• Employee uses hands for repetitive:
• Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no
• Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no
• Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no
• Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:

[] yes [X] no

• Employee must be able to:
• Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
• Squat [] frequently [X] occasionally [] not at all
• Kneel [] frequently [X] occasionally [] not at all
• Climb [] frequently [] occasionally [X] not at all