Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist Grimes FT Days

Employment Type

• Full time

Shift

• Day Shift

About the role

Apart from being a doctor’s visit or a place to seek medical attention, health care at MercyOne is about improving the health of our communities. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is the longest continuously operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa's largest medical center, with 802 beds available. With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa's largest employers.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and verify orders
• Collect and process specimens
• Prepare lab orders and reports
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment
• Verify lab orders and medical necessities
• Accurately enter and manage data in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Support cross-coverage needs within scope
• Assist with clerical duties including faxing, copying, filing, scheduling, and answering phone calls
• Provide patient-centered service by communicating test procedures, results, and follow-up instructions
• Assist with various procedures, exams, and diagnostic equipment (e.g., tympanometry, spirometry)
• Maintain aseptic techniques during preparation, procedures, and medication administration

Requirements

• Comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment
• Completion of medical terminology or phlebotomy training preferred
• Previous laboratory or phlebotomy experience preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association or Red Cross required within 30 days of hire; must be maintained
• Mandatory Reporter training for Child and Dependent Adult Abuse required within 3–6 months of hire; must be maintained
• Proficient in basic computer skills (Windows environment, web-based navigation, email, MS Office)
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people in a collaborative, shared leadership environment
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required

Skills

• Phlebotomy
• Laboratory support services
• Electronic Health Record (EHR) management
• Lab equipment operation and maintenance
• Quality control and proficiency testing
• Medical terminology

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package
• Opportunity for growth throughout the system

Pay

• Schedule M,W,Th,F - 7:30 am - 5:00 pm; Tues 7:30 am - 11:30 am; no weekends

Schedule

• Schedule M,W,Th,F - 7:30 am - 5:00 pm; Tues 7:30 am - 11:30 am; no weekends