Clinical Laboratory Assistant 1

Job Description Summary

Join our MUSCP Laboratory team at Health East Cooper as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant (CLA), where you’ll have the opportunity to make a positive difference in a patient’s experience from the very beginning of their visit.

Phlebotomy will be the primary focus of this position, providing safe, compassionate, and efficient blood collection for patients across a variety of practices and specialties within the facility. The CLA will work closely with our laboratory team, providers, nurses, and other clinical staff to help ensure specimens are collected, identified, and processed accurately and efficiently.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with patients, takes pride in providing excellent customer service, and understands that a successful blood draw is about more than technical skill. Patience, compassion, communication, and helping patients feel comfortable are just as important.

At Health East Cooper, you’ll be part of a welcoming and supportive laboratory team that works together to provide high-quality service to our patients and clinical partners.

If you enjoy phlebotomy, connecting with patients, and being part of a team that supports one another, we would love to have you join us!

Entity

Carolina Family Care, Inc. (CFC)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000094 CFC PC Lab CC

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-20

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide quality venipuncture or capillary service for patients of all ages with lab orders by a physician, while practicing universal precautions. Perform venipuncture with a timely and cost effective approach as deemed appropriate by this organization. 

• Responsible for accurate data entry of patient demographic information and assays ordered into all computer applications. Provide and maintain lab documents to include faxed results as specified by the organization and regulatory agencies.

• Responsible for proper processing and handling of specimens in accordance to the specific guidelines of MUSCP/MUSCP-PC or other reference laboratories. Ensure quality assurance by documenting any remedial actions and communicating information as appropriate.

• Maintain medical supplies in accordance with cost effective parameters established by MUSCP/MUSCP-PC to perform job tasks.

• Responsible for decontamination of assigned areas and documenting the information.

• Attend in services and meetings and participate in committees and continuing education as requested.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Training and Education:

Education: High School diploma or equivalent

Work Experience: 0 – 6 months.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations: 

Certificate of Phlebotomy preferred.

State licensure and/or professional certification requirement/s dependent on position.

Physical Requirements: Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required.  Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors.  Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36” to overhead 25 lbs.   Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces. 

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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