Laboratory Assistant
About the Role
As a Laboratory Assistant with St. David's South Austin Medical Center, you will perform various functions in the laboratory of a technical or clerical nature. You will be responsible for phlebotomy, specimen processing, specimen plating in microbiology, histology assistance, preparing specimens for referral to other laboratories, and reporting and document filing.
Responsibilities
- Perform venipuncture and capillary collection appropriate to specific age groups
- Collect, process, and transport specimens
- Identify proper tubes, containers, transport media, and storage temperature for each test type
- Ensure positive identification of each patient and respective samples
- Keep collection trays and outpatient collection area neat and well stocked
- Perform specimen processing for various sub departments
- Assist in microbiology, including plating cultures, setting up antigen detection assays, quality control, and maintenance checks
- Assist in histology, including performing basic procedures, performing routine maintenance, and assisting in tracking specimens
- Answer phones, relay messages, and transfer patient test results
- Distribute reports to Health Information Management, physicians, and clients
- Maintain records of standing orders for outpatients
Qualifications
- 1 year of experience performing hospital phlebotomy; primary responsibility is phlebotomy
- High school graduate or GED equivalent
- Formal phlebotomy training from an accredited program
Benefits
St. David's South Austin Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- 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 Facility
St. David's South Austin Medical Center is a 368-bed acute care hospital within St. David's HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub-specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region's only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full-service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop. The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.
About HCA Healthcare
Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
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