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Medical Lab Assistant -Lab - Outpatient Draw Station

Medical Lab Assistant -Lab - Outpatient Draw Station

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH • On-site

$17.50 - $23.50/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 16 days ago


Nationwide Children's Hospital rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 129 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

533rd of 1,020 rated hospitals


Job description

Overview:
Schedule and Work Location Requirements
This full-time position is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Work hours will vary between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., with staggered 8.5-hour shifts based on operational needs.
The incumbent must be able to work in both the Yellow Lab and Orange Lab as assigned.
Occasional Saturday coverage may be required at the Orange Lab, with hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both laboratories are closed on Sundays and major holidays.
Job Description Summary:
Provides clerical and patient care support, especially regarding specimen collection and specimen processing. Performs patient registration, specimen accessioning, specimen collection (including venipuncture, capillary, sweat chloride, and miscellaneous other collections), ensuring specimen preparation and processing is completed, and waived laboratory testing.
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
  • Completes technical tasks such as specimen accessioning, specimen preparation, and processing, and specimen delivery and storage. May include phlebotomy and other specimen collection.
  • Performs clerical tasks and specimen accessioning in accordance with testing protocols and criteria. Maintains laboratory operations by performing equipment maintenance, quality control, and preventive maintenance.
  • Performs waived laboratory testing, documents patient reports, quality control, maintenance, and troubleshooting appropriately.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of and upholds applicable laws and regulations related to position and laboratory operations.
  • Documents daily, weekly, and monthly tasks on assigned work area task lists.
  • Delivers service excellence and quality patient care through adjusting communication styles to adapt to various cultural differences, addressing client concerns by researching problems and identifying resolutions, using basic troubleshooting skills, and efficiently handling interruptions and functions with changing environments or circumstances.
  • Provides feedback that is useful and assists in individual improvement. Actively engages in and supports efforts to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect and inclusiveness. Participates in continuing education programs.

Education Requirement:
High school diploma or equivalent, required.
Certifications:
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification, preferred.
  • CPR certification, preferred.

Skills:
  • Technical skills, organizational skills, ability to multitask, attention to detail, and computer experience required.
  • Interpersonal relationship skills to collaborate with internal and external customers.
  • Effective in both written and oral communications.
  • Efficient in collaborative and independent work.

Experience:
  • One-year of clinical laboratory/ medical experience and office experience, preferred.
  • Two years of phlebotomy experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel
FREQUENTLY: Chemicals/Medications, Machinery, Seeing - Far/near, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Standing
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

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Nationwide Children's Hospital, established in 1894, is a leading pediatric healthcare system based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They serve as a primary pediatric network, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative care for infants, children, adolescents, and adults with congenital disease. Being the third-largest pediatric hospital in the nation, Nationwide Children's Hospital prides itself on its relentless commitment to children and their families, driven by their core values of respect, integrity, determination, empathy, and solidarity. The institution's comprehensive mission is to enhance the health of children by providing high-quality, family-centered care, conducting groundbreaking research, advocating for pediatric health, and training top healthcare professionals.

Industry

Hospitals

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Columbus, OH, US

Year founded

1892