Lab Assistant - Phlebotomist - Highlands Lab - FT - 1st Shift (Mon - Thur - 8:30am to 7:00pm)
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Huntsville Hospital Health System
Scottsboro, AL, US
Summary
The Lab Assistant is responsible for performing waived laboratory tests and setting up microbiology specimens for culture. Additional duties include assisting with phlebotomy, specimen centrifugation, and loading samples onto laboratory analyzers.
Job Description
Overview
A Hospital Phlebotomist is responsible for collecting blood specimens from patients of all ages, including emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and intensive care patients. They ensure accurate specimen collection, proper labeling, and timely delivery to the laboratory while maintaining patient safety, comfort, and compliance with hospital policies.
Responsibilities
- Draw blood from patients using venipuncture or fingerstick techniques.
- Verify patient identity and explain collection procedures.
- Label, process, and transport specimens accurately.
- Maintain sterile equipment and follow infection control protocols.
- Record patient information and specimen collection details.
- Maintain inventory of supplies and ensure equipment is functioning properly.
- Follow all HIPAA, OSHA, and facility policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Compltion of an accredited phlebotomy training program preferred.
About Us
Highlands Medical Center is a 170-bed hospital located in Scottsboro, offering a wide variety of emergency, inpatient and outpatient services to support the wellness of our community. A part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, HMC has the strength of a collaborative group of high-performing hospitals across North Alabama to share information, processes, ideas and best practices for continual enhancements to the care and services offered to meet the health care needs of our diverse community. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Highlands Medical Center stands out as one of the top-rated healthcare providers in the state.
In addition to Highlands Medical Center, the system provides many services through owned-entities across the community - Highlands Family Medicine, Highlands Home Health, Highlands Occupational Medicine, Highlands Surgical Services, Jackson County Family Medicine, Scottsboro OB-GYN, Highlands Pediatrics, and Highlands Health & Rehab and Cumberland Health & Rehab, two rehabilitation and long-term care nursing homes. With over 720 employees, HMC is one of the largest employers in Jackson County.
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 21,000 employees.
Founded
1895
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Huntsville, AL
