Laboratory Assistant

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Laboratory Assistant? At HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Laboratory Assistant like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Laboratory Assistant provides specimen processing, clerical and phlebotomy services for the Laboratory and Pathology in a timely, efficient and courteous manner. The Laboratory Assistant demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

What are you doing in this role:

• Answer telephones efficiently and courteously and transfer calls effectively.
• is familiar with medical terminology, basic computer skills and specimen requirements. Accession specimens and order tests in Meditech if necessary
• Receive specimens into computer and process them for in-house testing or referral testing.
• Log specimens and file copy of each specimen/requisition sent to reference lab.
• Will comply with universal precautions and adhere to safety standards and practices.
• Perform phlebotomy and urine collection as needed
• Assist with Bone Marrow, FNA and EBUS procedures
• Accession pathology specimens and prepare for send out (ensure the correct preservative is added, proper requisition for each specimen).
• Ensure there are no lab orders before adding preservative
• File pathology slides and blocks and send slides and blocks to be requested hospital as needed.
• Pick up daily specimens from the frozen room, and dialysis specimens as needed.
• Weekly clean the frozen section room and check expired reagents and stains
• Perform weekly eyewash station checks (histology, morgue, and frozen room).
• Perform Cryostat monthly maintenance, monitor and document daily required temperatures
• Check and change stains and reagents as needed or at least monthly.
• Reconcile outstanding pathological specimens and orders, daily
• Back up Processer Phlebotomist as needed
• Cheerfully greets customers as soon as they arrive.

What qualifications you will need:

• One year of clinical experience preferred.
• Medical terminology is desirable.

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, has been serving Texas City, Texas for more than 60 years—bringing compassionate, “patients first” care into Galveston County and the surrounding communities. Since being founded in 1952, HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland has grown from a 90-bed hospital to a 220+ bed acute care facility offering quality care with premium services. That growth is a reflection of the changing needs of our community and patients, as well as rapidly advancing medical technology. Our highly skilled staff and specialized physicians provide service excellence to all of our patients. Our services include inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty services. We are a Level IV Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center. Together, we offer a complete range of specialized health programs to improve the health of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Laboratory Assistant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.