PRN Phlebotomy Lab Assistant - Growth & Benefits

Lifepoint Health; Ottumwa (IA); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Life point Health is seeking a Laboratory Assistant at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Schedule: PRN. You will review orders, register patients, and collect specimens via venipuncture or other methods, ensuring proper labeling and chain-of-custody testing where required.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma and a Phlebotomy Certification. You will work with multiple software systems and communicate effectively in English while maintaining accuracy in a high‑throughput environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• Phlebotomy Certification preferred.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

English comms

Formation

High School diploma

Phlebotomy Certification

Description du poste

Life point Health is seeking a Laboratory Assistant at Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Schedule: PRN. You will review orders, register patients, and collect specimens via venipuncture or other methods, ensuring proper labeling and chain-of-custody testing where required.

The ideal candidate has a High School diploma and a Phlebotomy Certification. You will work with multiple software systems and communicate effectively in English while maintaining accuracy in a high‑throughput environment.