Laboratory Assistant - Weekend Days - PRN

N

Norman Regional Health System

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Norman, Oklahoma

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Perform venipuncture and capillary punctures while ensuring all safety requirements are met. Process, distribute, and store laboratory specimens and perform waived testing as required.

Qualifications

You have a high school education or equivalent and possess knowledge of medical terminology. You also have at least 3 months of phlebotomy experience, a phlebotomy certificate with clinical rotation, or 6 months of experience in a medical field with patient care that includes drawing blood or blood processing.

Must Have Skills for ATS

venipuncture

capillary punctures

medical terminology

specimen processing

waived testing

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job Description

Departmental Overview

We are looking for driven people to come be a part of our growing, team-oriented, community-focused Laboratory. We are a high-paced, high-volume lab and have state-of-the-art equipment to get the job done, opportunities for advancement, and also the chance to grow as a current or future leader. NRHS offers competitive pay for our staff, superb benefits, and additional educational opportunities. We hope you will consider joining our team of healers!


Job Summary

  • Performs venipuncture and capillary punctures for blood tests and know all safety requirements.
  • Receives and distributes specimens in the laboratory.
  • Processes specimens for testing, storage and send out to reference laboratories.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of specimen requirements and limitation of testing procedures.
  • Performs waived testing as required.
  • Demonstrates knowledge about the functionality of the Lab’s automation line.
  • Acts as a resource for laboratory information.
  • Timeliness of specimen collections and contamination.

Qualifications

Education

  • High school education or equivalent. 
  • Requires some knowledge of medical terminology.

Experience

  • 3 months phlebotomy experience, or a phlebotomy certificate with 32 hours of clinical rotation, or 6 months experience in a medical field providing patient care which includes drawing blood or blood processing, or current MLT student in clinical rotations, or one or more college level courses in a biological science

(Above requirements can be met by the equivalent combination of education and experience).

Licensure/Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.

Compensation

  • $15.45-$25.24/hr depending on previous work experience
  • Position qualifies for $1.75/hr PRN differential

Work Shift

Day
Position Type

PRN

N

Norman Regional Health System

Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus system that serves healthcare needs throughout south central Oklahoma. Our acute-care facility on the Porter Avenue Campus is licensed for 219 beds and offers a full range of services. Norman Regional Moore, is a state-of-the-art $32 million dollar healthcare facility in Moore, Oklahoma. Norman Regional Moore houses physician offices, an emergency center that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and a community meeting space. The HealthPlex campus at Interstate 35 and Tecumseh Road, licensed for 168 beds, features Cardiovascular Services, Spine and Orthopedic Surgery, and Women’s and Children’s Services. Norman Regional Health System also provides outpatient diagnostic centers, medical transport services, physician services, centers of excellence, durable medical equipment supplies, a primary care network, community wellness service and employer health services. We have grown to employ more than 2,700 people and have 356 physicians credentialed on the Medical Staff.
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