Laboratory Assistant: Phlebotomy & Patient Care Growth

Ottumwa Regional Health Center; Ottumwa (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Loan assistance

401(k) retirement

Gym membership

Virtual care

Mental health services

Discount programs

Career advancement

Job summary

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is seeking a Laboratory Assistant (PRN) to support essential clinical testing and specimen collection. The role includes phlebotomy, patient identification, and coordinating collections with nursing to ensure timely, accurate results.

Candidates should have a High School diploma; Phlebotomy Certification is preferred. Strong English communication, critical thinking, and ability to navigate multiple software systems are required.

Qualifications

• Requires critical thinking and decisive judgment in a high‑pressure clinical setting.
• Must work with minimal supervision and quickly learn multiple software systems.
• Excellent English communication skills (read/write/speak) and ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Reviews providers’ orders, quick-registers patients when needed, and enters appropriate laboratory tests per requisition.
• Verifies patient identity using two identifiers prior to all collections.
• Obtains blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens per policy.
• Labels specimens with two identifiers, date/time and collector initials; ensures specimen integrity.
• Performs chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
• Coordinates therapeutic drug-monitoring collections with nursing to align dose and draw time.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Minimal supervision

Rapid learning

Software navigation

English proficiency

Skills Checklist

Education

High School diploma

Phlebotomy Certification

Job description

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is seeking a Laboratory Assistant (PRN) to support essential clinical testing and specimen collection. The role includes phlebotomy, patient identification, and coordinating collections with nursing to ensure timely, accurate results.

Candidates should have a High School diploma; Phlebotomy Certification is preferred. Strong English communication, critical thinking, and ability to navigate multiple software systems are required.