Job Description

Locations: The Villages, Florida

Categories: Patient Care Support

Req ID: 67920

Overview

Build your future at University of Florida Health as a Medical Laboratory Assistant at Spanish Plaines Hospital nestled in the heart of Central Florida. Consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals, UF Health is committed to excellence in healthcare and values the impact our clinical laboratory staff make in patient outcomes every day. Our patients and our people are at the heart of what we do. Make your next career move to UF Health!

Responsibilities

In this role the Medical Laboratory Assistant will perform the following job duties:

• Skin punctures to obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing.
• Prompt accurate processing of test requisitions, accurate charging, registering and ordering tests for outpatients, informing techs of stats and other timed or urgent testing.
• Telephone patients, physicians and nursing units when required.
• Maintains neat and organized collection trays, collection areas and work areas.
• Persons in this position are expected to demonstrate logical, professional behaviors under demanding and stressful conditions.

Schedule

FTE .10

Hours: 8:00am-8:00pm

Days: Saturday and Sunday

Qualifications

Education

High school education/GED

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Preferred: Phlebotomy ccertification

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience

Required: Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English