Job Description
Laboratory Assistant PRN / As Needed Summa Wadsworth Rittman Location Needs phlebotomy experience Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region's top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.
Summary: Performs a limited number of routine laboratory tests and initial sample preparation, collects specimens, distributes samples to work areas, and performs clerical functions.
Minimum Qualifications: Formal Education Required:
-High School Diploma
Experience and Training Required:
-Six (6) months experience with exposure to clerical/detail oriented tasks.
-Prior experience in healthcare preferred.
Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
-Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity
-Must work in bio-hazardous areas where exposure to bacterial contamination may occur
-Must maintain the confidentiality of test results
-Must have near visual acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to operate microscopes and other equipment requiring fine adjustment
-Must be able to communicate, verbally or in writing, test results to physicians and nursing units
-Must be able to move with efficiency between lab sections and nursing units
-Skill in use of computers or ability to acquire such skills to operate application packages used by department
-Assumes accountability for demonstrating behaviors consistent with the customer service policy
Level of Physical Demands:
-Medium: Exerts 20-50 pounds of force occasionally and/or ten to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force continuously to move objects.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
$19.23/hr - $23.08/hr
The salary range on this job posting/advertising is base salary exclusive of any bonuses or differentials. Many factors, such as years of relevant experience and geographical location are considered when determining the starting rate of pay. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members when determining offers. Please keep in mind that the range that is listed is the full base salary range. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical.
Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.
- Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Healthcare and Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Education Assistance
- Daily Pay
Job Tags
Daily paid, Temporary work, Relief, Flexible hours