The Broadlawns Medical Center campus includes an acute care hospital, primary and specialty care clinics, urgent care and emergency services, lab, radiology, dentistry, inpatient and outpatient mental health, crisis team, and community-based behavioral support services. Broadlawns accepts all forms of insurance and its approach to healthcare and quality outcomes earned a Level 3 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest achievable status for a medical delivery model.
We are a safety net hospital and our Patients are our North Star! With a dedicated staff of over 160 physicians and 1,600 employees, Broadlawns Medical Center ensures that our community has access to high quality healthcare that is coordinated, compassionate and cost-effective. We provide our employees a top-rated benefits package, supportive work culture, and more!
The Laboratory Assistant receives samples in the Laboratory Information System (LIS), processes samples in Central Processing, prepares samples for testing performed in-house and those being transported to reference laboratories. The person will perform clerical duties of the department, training new employees, teaching phlebotomy students, and may perform up to moderate complexity testing. The Laboratory Assistant will serve as the backup to the department phlebotomists; therefore, additional duties may include performing blood collection in a safe, accurate, and professional manner in high-paced work areas. This position is also responsible for accurate patient identification, specimen integrity, and sample labeling and must interact with customers in a pleasant, efficient, and cooperative manner.
M-F 4am to 12:30pm
Demonstrate competency of phlebotomy skills and techniques including venipuncture, heel sticks, blood cultures, pediatric specimens, and special collections such as those for blood banking on an annual basis.
Greet and identify all patients in a courteous and confidential manner.
Outpatients are responded to within 10 minutes of arrival to the laboratory.
Perform end of shift duties including, but not limited to, resolving collection pending list, sanitizing work area, and restocking collection trays.
Demonstrate behaviors of service excellence consistent with hospital-wide and department specific standards.
Demonstrate teamwork, cooperation, and respect to internal and external customers alike.
High School diploma or equivalent.
One year of phlebotomy or related experience.
Other (United States of America)
Broadlawns Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Broadlawns Medical Center is Polk County’s community hospital, providing high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care for everyone in our community.
With more than 1,300 employees and over 160 physicians, we offer a full range of services, including an acute care hospital, primary and specialty clinics, urgent care, emergency medicine, dentistry, behavioral health, and community-based support programs.
As a teaching hospital, Broadlawns prepares the next generation of healthcare professionals through residency and fellowship programs in family medicine, psychiatry, and podiatry, and serves as Iowa’s largest extramural dental training site.
Guided by service, equity, and collaboration, Broadlawns is building a healthier community—together.
