Lab Assistant
Core
Greet patients, collect blood and urine specimens, prepare samples for testing, and manage laboratory reporting and billing workflows.
Role type
Lab Assistant (clinical support)
Builds
Laboratory specimen processing and patient intake services
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Laboratory
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Phlebotomy, specimen preparation, order entry, equipment operation, billing functions, isolation protocols
Preferred skills
College science/biology/physiology, medical terminology, computer courses, Phlebotomy Certification
Responsibilities
Greet laboratory patients and answer inquiries, collect blood and urine specimens following age-specific guidelines, prepare specimens for testing, storage, or export, perform billing functions, maintain sanitary conditions and isolation protocols, order department supplies, orient new lab aide employees
