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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

What we offer:

• Education Assistance offered

• Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 16 hours per week or greater

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials

• Generous paid time off program

• Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1

Hours: This position is 7 on 7 off evening shift with varying hours. Weekends and Holidays as they fall. There is potential to cover overnight shifts.

About The Job:

Provides services of both a technical and non-technical nature in the laboratory service areas. Performs Moderately complex and Waived laboratory tests in any assigned department of the clinical laboratory to provide physicians with rapid and accurate laboratory test results. The laboratory assistant aids the Medical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Scientist in their daily work with specimen processing of samples, loading the automated line, performing moderately complex or waived testing, and resulting as assigned. The laboratory assistant will need to rotate between general laboratory duties, phlebotomy, and the reference lab send out department with processing specimens. This will include making sure specimen requirements are met per reference laboratory standards and proper storage of specimens between transit are maintained, answering calls for the department, and troubleshooting any specimen or order issues that may arise.

What we are looking for:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or Health Related Science field required.

Enrollment in a Medical Laboratory Science program preferred.

Experience:

None.

Special Skills and Competencies:

Membership and active participation in professional organization are desirable.

Must have the ability to work flexible hours.

Must have the ability to communicate effectively with other hospital personnel, patients, vendors and service personnel.

Must provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS Healthcare Provider, American Heart Association; or American Red Cross, Professional Rescuer-LIVE class only) via current card prior to employment or within 60 days of hire and maintains current status. **Microbiology staff, PRN and contract employees who are not performing phlebotomy are not required to have BLS.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of references, background checks, pre-employment physical, drug screen and post offer exam.

EEO Employer F/M/Veteran/Disabled

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), VEVRAA, and Section 503, should you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a currently open position with MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, please call Human Resources at (641) 428-7287 or email us at mc01hrrecruitment@mercyhealth.com

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran