Laboratory Assistant

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support clerical and lab operations. The role emphasizes ensuring timely reports, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance across records, with 24/7 phlebotomy staffing support.

You will perform POC glucometer tasks, print QC reports, maintain policies, assist in hiring phlebotomists, and help with data entry for COVID tele-tracker and EMR audits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 1-2 months of on-the-job training and orientation.

Responsibilities

• Conducting POC glucometer orientation, education, and monitoring, including troubleshooting and obtaining replacement meters.
• Printing monthly QC reports for review and performing glucometer linearity checks every six months.
• Publishing department education topics, documenting staff completion, and revising procedure manuals.
• Updating and maintaining laboratory policies and procedures electronically, ensuring biannual reviews and signatures.
• Preparing monthly blood and urine culture contamination rate reports and daily/monthly data for turn-around-time reports.
• Monitoring reference lab results for EMR scanning and reviewing chain-of-custody drug screen paperwork.
• Ordering and stocking phlebotomy and laboratory supplies and maintaining laboratory employee files.
• Preparing and updating personnel phone call and disaster call lists and performing EMR audits for transfusion reactions and blood bank issues.
• Assisting in the interviewing, hiring, and supervision of phlebotomists, and preparing monthly phlebotomy schedules.
• Performing data entry for COVID tele tracker on weekends and assisting with COC drug screen collections and specimen processing.
• Being available 24/7 for phlebotomy staffing issues or questions.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description - Laboratory Assistant (260004FA)

Job Description

Laboratory Assistant - ( 260004FA )

Description

The Laboratory Assistant accurately and effectively performs clerical and support duties as directed by department leadership. Key functions include promoting department efficiency, ensuring timely laboratory reports, and maintaining regulatory compliance for records organization, retention, and quality control

Essential Functions

Conducting POC Glucometer orientation, education, and monitoring, including troubleshooting and obtaining replacement meters

Printing monthly QC reports for review and performing glucometer linearity checks every six months

Publishing department education topics, documenting staff completion, and revising procedure manuals

Updating and maintaining laboratory policies and procedures electronically, ensuring biannual reviews and signatures

Preparing monthly blood and urine culture contamination rate reports and daily/monthly data for turn-around-time reports

Monitoring reference lab results for EMR scanning and reviewing chain-of-custody drug screen paperwork

Ordering and stocking phlebotomy and laboratory supplies and maintaining laboratory employee files

Preparing and updating personnel phone call and disaster call lists and performing EMR audits for transfusion reactions and blood bank issues

Assisting in the interviewing, hiring, and supervision of phlebotomists, and preparing monthly phlebotomy schedules

Performing data entry for COVID tele tracker on weekends and assisting with COC drug screen collections and specimen processing

Being available 24/7 for phlebotomy staffing issues or questions

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

• 1-2 months of on-the-job training and orientation