Medical Lab Assistant / MLA

Ardent; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent in Tulsa, OK is seeking a day shift, full-time Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) to join our clinical team at Hillcrest Medical Center environment.

You will assist with specimen collection, processing and testing, ensure compliance with lab protocols, and support patient registration and courier duties. The role emphasizes infection control, accurate data communication to care providers, and collaboration with phlebotomists.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills and strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist laboratory staff with specimen collection, receiving, processing, and testing.
• Ensure specimens are obtained per guidelines.
• Communicate pertinent data about patients or samples to appropriate care providers.
• Follow proper specimen packaging and transport protocols.
• Handle patient registration, lab test ordering, specimen receipt, accessioning, processing and distribution.
• Maintain proper infection control practices and patient identification.
• Perform drug screen collection and processing as assigned.
• Monitor phlebotomy draw list and dispatch phlebotomists as needed.
• Carry out courier duties as assigned.
• Prepare laboratory equipment for testing.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Medical Lab Assistant (MLA) in Tulsa,OK.

Why Join Us?

Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better

• Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
• People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

Get to Know Your Team:

• Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.

Explore Career Pathways for Laboratory Professionals:

Responsibilities

• The Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) functions as a laboratory professional who assists other laboratory personnel in specimen collection, specimen receiving, specimen processing, laboratory testing, process improvement, and quality initiatives.
• Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory guidelines.
• Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to appropriate care provider.
• Follows proper protocols for specimen packaging and specimen transport.
• Responsible for patient registration, lab test ordering, specimen receipt, accessioning, processing and specimen distribution according to protocol.
• Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing, as assigned
• Monitors phlebotomy draw list and assigns/dispatches phlebotomists to draw specimens as assigned.
• Courier duties as assigned.
• Performs laboratory tests in compliance with policies and procedures as assigned.
• Assists in preparing laboratory equipment for testing.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills and strong customer service skills.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Certification from nationally recognized agency as a phlebotomist upon hire.
• Certification from a nationally recognized agency as a medical lab assistant within 2 years of hire date.
• Experience working in the clinical setting.