Laboratory Assistant

Talentify; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of South Florida is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to perform clerical and support duties under department leadership, promote department efficiency, ensure timely laboratory reports, and maintain regulatory compliance for records.

Key tasks include glucometer orientation, printing QC reports, updating procedures, preparing culture reports, EMR audits, stocking supplies, scheduling phlebotomists, and data entry for Covid trackers.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• On-the-job training and orientation typically 1–2 months.

Responsibilities

• Promote department efficiency and ensure timely laboratory reports.
• Maintain regulatory compliance for records organization, retention and quality control.
• Glucometer orientation, education, and monitoring, plus troubleshooting.
• Print monthly QC reports and perform glucometer linearity checks.
• Publish department education topics and revise procedure manuals.
• Update and maintain laboratory policies and procedures electronically.
• Prepare monthly culture contamination reports and data for turn‑around‑time reports.
• Monitor EMR scanning and review chain‑of‑custody drug screen paperwork.
• Order and stock phlebotomy and laboratory supplies; maintain employee files.
• Prepare and update personnel phone call and disaster lists; perform EMR audits.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring, and supervision of phlebotomists; prepare schedules.
• Perform data entry for COVID tele tracker on weekends and assist with specimen processing.
• Be available 24/7 for phlebotomy staffing questions.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Open — University of South Florida has a posting for this job. Posted 2 Oct 2026.

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About this job

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

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

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