Lab Assistant

About the Role

Join Frisbie Memorial Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of healthcare services. This role involves collecting blood specimens using established laboratory techniques, entering patient demographics and test information, ensuring accurate specimen processing, performing registration procedures, and handling various clerical duties. You will also obtain specimens from patients at off-site facilities and communicate effectively with others to optimize job performance.

Responsibilities

• Maintains phlebotomy tray in a sanitary and properly supplied condition at all times.
• Prepares test materials properly before each test and ensures all necessary supplies are available.
• Performs venipunctures on inpatients, outpatients, emergency room patients, and nursing home patients.
• Correctly identifies patients using two identifiers, asking patients to spell their first and last names and provide their date of birth; verifies inpatient wristbands.
• Performs venipuncture in an average time of 5 minutes with minimal trauma to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Knows all solutions used in tubes or locates information regarding specimen requirements and appropriate tubes.
• Draws blood following Standard Precautions and OSHA Regulations, disposing of needles immediately after use.
• Accurately labels tubes at the patient's side immediately after a procedure with appropriate information.
• Performs dispatch of specimens at offsite locations for courier transport to the hospital lab.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply new methodologies.

Requirements

• High School diploma preferred.
• Medical terminology knowledge is desirable.
• General knowledge of phlebotomy terminology and good computer skills.
• Ability to review and understand department and hospital manuals and procedures.
• Clerical perception, attention to detail, and finger dexterity to rapidly and accurately transcribe data.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Active Basic Cardiac Life Support certification within 60 days of employment.

Benefits

Frisbie Memorial Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports health, life, career, and retirement, including:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

Located in Rochester, NH, Frisbie Memorial Hospital is a 112-bed facility serving the Greater Seacoast region and Southern Maine. As part of HCA Healthcare, you’ll join a network of four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites across New Hampshire. With nearly 5,000 colleagues, including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians, we offer a collaborative and supportive environment. HCA Healthcare’s New Hampshire hospitals also include Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Parkland Medical Center in Derry, and freestanding emergency rooms in Seabrook, Dover, and Plaistow.