Lab Tech Assistant: Phlebotomy & Specimen Prep

Northside Hospital; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a skilled phlebotomist to join our laboratory team in Atlanta. You will collect specimens from inpatients and outpatients, ensure proper orders, and assist with non-technical processing and distribution of specimens.

The ideal candidate has a phlebotomy training program or an equivalent health-science degree, plus relevant experience and color-vision screening, and can work both independently and as part of a patient-centered team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or post-secondary education.
• Phlebotomy training program or related health science degree.
• Two years’ experience in specimen collection or related lab work.
• Phlebotomy Certification (valid and verifiable).
• Color acuity screening test required.

Responsibilities

• Handles laboratory data collection systems and equipment to ensure that requests for laboratory tests are properly ordered, cancelled, and charged to all inpatients, outpatients, and institutional accounts.
• Performs specimen collection procedures for inpatients and outpatients.
• Performs non-technical specimen processing, preparation and distribution of specimens from patients.

Skills

Color vision

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or GED

Phlebotomy training program

Two-year science degree or health-related specialty

Two years of specimen collection experience

Phlebotomy certification

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Northside Hospital is seeking a skilled phlebotomist to join our laboratory team in Atlanta. You will collect specimens from inpatients and outpatients, ensure proper orders, and assist with non-technical processing and distribution of specimens.

The ideal candidate has a phlebotomy training program or an equivalent health-science degree, plus relevant experience and color-vision screening, and can work both independently and as part of a patient-centered team.