Weekend Lab Assistant — Accurate, Patient-Focused Diagnostics

MercyOne Medical Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

MercyOne Medical Group in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Lab Assistant to support multiple laboratory departments with collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of tests essential for patient care.

You will perform venipuncture and specimen labeling, log specimens in LIS, follow safety procedures, and assist in maintaining accurate workflows in a collaborative environment. Part-time schedule includes weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Lab experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills.
• Comfortable in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipunctures, finger sticks, and heel sticks appropriate to patient age.
• Accepts specimens and requisitions from internal and external customers and manages add‑on orders.
• Identifies patients and specimens using two unique patient identifiers and labels containers.
• Registers and logs specimens in the LIS and documents required information.
• Performs specimen processing and documentation per laboratory protocols.
• Assists in resolving problematic specimens and test orders with staff.
• Adheres to safety, infection control, and chemical‑handling procedures.
• Operates LIS to support data entry and workflow management.
• Restocks supplies and participates in department projects as assigned.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen handling

Lab information system (LIS)

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Job description

MercyOne Medical Group in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Lab Assistant to support multiple laboratory departments with collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of tests essential for patient care.

You will perform venipuncture and specimen labeling, log specimens in LIS, follow safety procedures, and assist in maintaining accurate workflows in a collaborative environment. Part-time schedule includes weekend shifts.