Laboratory Operations Assistant — Phlebotomy & Data Support

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support clerical and lab operations. The role emphasizes ensuring timely reports, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance across records, with 24/7 phlebotomy staffing support.

You will perform POC glucometer tasks, print QC reports, maintain policies, assist in hiring phlebotomists, and help with data entry for COVID tele-tracker and EMR audits.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support clerical and lab operations. The role emphasizes ensuring timely reports, data accuracy, and regulatory compliance across records, with 24/7 phlebotomy staffing support.

You will perform POC glucometer tasks, print QC reports, maintain policies, assist in hiring phlebotomists, and help with data entry for COVID tele-tracker and EMR audits.