Laboratory Assistant III

HCA Healthcare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) match

Education support

Employee discounts

Job summary

TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, part of HCA Healthcare, is seeking a Laboratory Assistant III to support pre-analytical workflow, specimen handling, and phlebotomy duties.

Responsibilities include dispatching phlebotomists, assisting technologists with specimen prep, and ensuring timely processing in a busy hospital laboratory. Strong communication and teamwork are essential in coordinating patient specimens and maintaining quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Phlebotomy Course strongly preferred.
• 3+ years phlebotomy experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills are required.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle pre-analytical specimen processing and workflow management.
• Dispatch Phlebotomists throughout the facility as needed.
• Assist the Laboratory Technologists/Technicians with specimen preparation and testing as allowed.
• Perform blood collections when appropriate per TN Medical Laboratory Board guidelines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Completion of a Certified Phlebotomy Course

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Laboratory Assistant III you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join TriStar Centennial Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Laboratory Assistant III handles any/all Laboratory-related duties specific to the pre-analytical phase of specimen processing/testing, which includes, but not limited to, managing workflow in the Specimen Processing department, dispatching of Phlebotomists throughout the facility as needed, and performing blood collections. Other duties include assisting the Laboratory’s Medical Technologists/Technicians with preparing specimens for analysis/testing, up to actual test performance, as permitted by the TN Medical Laboratory Board.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Completion of a Certified Phlebotomy Course (strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of Phlebotomy experience in a hospital setting (strongly preferred)
• Processing (Specimen Accessioning) experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience with each of the required areas of expertise in section III below (required).
• Interpersonal and leadership skills to successfully interact with all co-workers, staff, patients, patient families and vendors.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.