Laboratory Assistant PRN

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

Your Experience Matters

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Schedule: PRN

Your Experience Matters

At Ottumwa Regional Health Center, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a Laboratory Assistant joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You’ll Contribute

A Laboratory Assistant who excels in this role:

• Reviews providers’ orders, quick-registers patients when needed, and enters appropriate laboratory tests per requisition.
• Verifies patient identity using two patient 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 at least two identifiers plus date/time and collector initials; ensures specimen integrity and proper handling/transport.
• 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.

Why join us

We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

• Education: High School diploma preferred.
• License/Certification: Phlebotomy Certification preferred.
• Skills: Critical thinking, decisive judgment, ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment; rapid learning and navigation of multiple software systems; effective English communication (read/write/speak); ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

EEOC Statement

Ottumwa Regional Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ottumwa Regional Health Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.