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Lab Assistant - Highlands General Lab - FT - 3rd Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System

#Phlebotomy #Healthcare #Lab Assistant #Specimen Processing #Microbiology #Clinical Laboratory #Centrifugation #Serology #Analyzers #Waived Tests

Other On Site 0-2 yrsPosted 5 days agoCloses Jun 11

Location

Scottsboro, Alabama

Quick overview

Performs waived laboratory tests and sets up microbiology specimens for culture. Additional duties include phlebotomy, centrifugation of specimens, and loading analyzers.

Requirements summary

The candidate must be able to perform basic laboratory activities and assist with phlebotomy as needed. No specific education or years of experience are explicitly listed, but the tasks are entry-level lab assistant duties.

PhlebotomyLaboratory TestingCentrifugationSerologySpecimen LoadingMicrobiology Culture Setup

Job description

Overview Performs activities and other tasks as necessary in a laboratory environment. Responsible for the testing of WAIVED laboratory tests, as well as setting up Microbiology specimens for culture. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: assisting with phlebotomy as needed, centrifugation of specimens, performing serology, loading specimens onto analyzers, etc.

Responsibilities

Assists with phlebotomy as needed About Us Highlands Medical Center is a 170-bed hospital located in Scottsboro, offering a wide variety of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to support the wellness of our community. A part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, HMC has the strength of a collaborative group of high-performing hospitals across North Alabama to share information, processes, ideas and best practices for continual enhancements to the care and services offered to meet the health care needs of our diverse community. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Highlands Medical Center stands out as one of the top-rated healthcare providers in the state. In addition to Highlands Medical Center, the system provides many services through owned-entities across the community - Highlands Family Medicine, Highlands Home Health, Highlands Occupational Medicine, Highlands Surgical Services, Jackson County Family Medicine, Scottsboro OB-GYN, Highlands Pediatrics, and Highlands Health & Rehab and Cumberland Health & Rehab, two rehabilitation and long-term care nursing homes. With over 720 employees, HMC is one of the largest employers in Jackson County.