Laboratory Assistant

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to perform clerical and support duties under department leadership. The role emphasizes maintaining records, ensuring timely laboratory reports, and enforcing regulatory compliance while supporting phlebotomy operations.

The position involves glucometer orientation and education, QC reporting, policy maintenance, and data entry tasks across EMR and lab data systems, with a 24/7 staffing readiness requirement.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist with POC glucometer orientation, education, and troubleshooting.
• Print monthly QC reports and perform glucometer linearity checks every six months.
• Publish department education topics and revise procedure manuals.
• Update laboratory policies and procedures electronically with biannual reviews.
• Prepare monthly blood and urine culture contamination rate reports and EMR data.
• Monitor reference lab results for EMR scanning and chain-of-custody reviews.
• Order and stock phlebotomy and lab supplies; maintain employee files.
• Assist with phlebotomy scheduling and career-related tasks.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description - Laboratory Assistant (260003XF)

Laboratory Assistant (260003XF)

Job Number:

260003XF

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