Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant

HCA Healthcare; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge is seeking a Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant to support the Laboratory Desk and specimen procurement in a busy hospital setting. The role emphasizes patient interaction, accuracy in specimen handling, and coordination between departments to ensure timely, quality service.

Under supervision of the Laboratory Director, you will greet patients, answer calls, schedule tests, obtain specimens, and uphold safety and compliance standards across the laboratory workflow.

Qualifications

• Licensure/Certification/Registration required.
• Phlebotomy Certification preferred.
• Hospital laboratory experience desired, not required.
• Integrate current scientific knowledge with technical competency.
• Follow written policies for ordering, inventory and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Greet outpatients and answer the telephone.
• Schedule appointments and provide test procedure information.
• Process specimen procurement and labeling.
• Interface with hospitals, physicians and laboratories.
• Perform general laboratory duties and ensure quality service.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Lab safety

Communication

Age-related blood obtainment

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $19.29 - $24.81 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Phlebotomy Laboratory Assistant with HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, Coordinators (shift dependent), the Laboratory Assistant has primary responsibility for the efficient organization and effectiveness of the Laboratory Desk, Reception Area, and specimen procurement. The employee will provide services addressing age-related techniques in specimen obtainment and care focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations. This involves greeting outpatients, answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, answering questions regarding the test procedures and time elements, filing, comparing requests on the printer output with orders on the terminal display, interfacing between other hospitals, hospital departments, physicians, medical offices and reference laboratories, obtaining blood specimens, providing quality service, and performing general laboratory duties. This is the public relations for the Laboratory; therefore, she/he should be neat in appearance and pleasant in personality.

What qualifications you will need:

No Travel Required

1. Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Prefer Phlebotomy Certification.

B. Education:

C. Experience:

Experience in a hospital laboratory is desired, but not necessary.

1. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
2. The Laboratory Assistant shall integrate current scientific knowledge with technical competency, which relates to the Laboratory Department.
3. The Laboratory Assistant shall participate in establishing and following written policies and procedures for ordering, inventory allowances, monitoring inventory supply, maintenance program, and performing maintenance programs.
4. She/he demonstrates knowledge, responsibility and participates in the implementation of all aspects of the Safety/Chemical Hygiene Plan, Infectious/Exposure control Plan, Electrical Safety, Disaster Plan, Code Blue Plan, Fire Plan, Computer Systems, Performance Improvement Activities, and the Compliance Program.
5. The Phlebotomist will be knowledgeable/competent in regards to age-related blood obtainment techniques, amounts of blood obtained, laboratory values, age-related abuse, and age-related communications; focusing on neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver-metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center), a 157-bed, Level II state-designated trauma facility. Mountain Ridge strives to meet and exceed the needs of the north metro Denver communities by also providing two freestanding, full-service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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