Pay range: $21.09/hr - $29.08/hr The role of Laboratory Assistant encompasses many areas of the laboratory. Laboratory Assistants perform phlebotomy and drug screen collections; receive and process specimens; occasionally perform some technical procedures under direct supervision; access information in computer, register patients, order tests and perform charting functions. They play a key role in the pre-analytic and post-analytic process of specimen testing. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Performed majority of the time -- - Performs phlebotomy collections from inpatients and outpatients, assuring proper patient identification prior to collection; properly labeling specimens; and promptly assuring specimen is received into the laboratory for testing. - Assures that samples are processed promptly and distributed to appropriate testing location. - Provides input for revising and presenting new procedures for Clinical Services and/or work team. - Keeps work areas clean and well stocked. Assists ...Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory, Lab Assistant, Phlebotomist, Clinical, Specimen, Healthcare