Job Description

Description

SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time

We are seeking a full-time (day shift) Laboratory Assistant like you to join our organization at Blake Medical Center.

Blake Medical Center is a 383-bed, tertiary hospital and leading provider of quality and affordable healthcare. The facility has been serving the healthcare needs of Manatee County since 1973 and serves as the Countys only Trauma Center. Blake also boasts many designations and certifications from some of the most well-known names in healthcare.

We are committed to providing our employees with the support they need. We offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:

* * Paid Personal Leave
* 401k (100% annual match 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
* Identity Theft Protection discounts
* Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
* Adoption Assistance
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

You Will:

* Demonstrate a thorough understanding of specimen collection and testing requirements as well as specimen rejection criteria
* Demonstrate proficiency in venipunctures and/or finger-sticks on pediatric, neonatal, adults and geriatric patients
* Demonstrate proficiency in heel sticks on infants (as patient population requires)
* Complete appropriate specimen collection documentation
* Follow established procedures for patient identification and specimen collection based test orders
* Educate patient and/or family regarding specimen collection procedures prior to obtaining specimen
* Use computer information system relative to job functions
* Become responsible for clerical duties (i.e., faxing, phones, pneumatic tube system, reports)
* Demonstrate ability to deal with priorities first and plans for completion of duties
* Review Outstanding Specimen Report (OSR) and pending specimen collections/accessioning issues; take action as appropriate

Qualifications

You Should Have:

* A completed high school diploma or GED
* A vocational/technical diploma
* A phlebotomy certificate is beneficial
* Less than 1 year of experience in a clinical laboratory setting

Additional Information:

* You should have the availability to work during disasters
* The ability to stand, bend, reach, squat, kneel, move and lift patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds

HCA Healthcare Ranks on Fortunes list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years. In addition, HCA Healthcare has also been named one of Ethispheres Worlds Most Ethical Companies. Join our tradition of excellence! HCA Healthcare ranks on Fortunes list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years and HCA Healthcare ranks 63rd on the fortune 500 list. In addition Ethisphere named HCA Healthcare as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies. We want you to join our tradition of excellence. Are you intrigued? Wed love to hear from you.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. We are actively interviewing so apply today. We are very excited to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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