Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.  

Job Summary: The Laboratory Assistant collects, prepares, and processes laboratory specimens with an emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, completeness, safety, and compliance. The Laboratory Assistant also performs support functions for all departments within the laboratory while maintaining a professional image and exhibiting excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers.

Follow proper specimen identification procedures during specimen collection and labeling.

Collects, prepares, processes, stores and/or transports specimens using correct techniques and anticoagulants.

Investigate, document, and resolve specimen issues to ensure timely and accurate reporting of results.

Perform routine monitoring of temperatures for refrigerators, freezers, incubator(s) and maintenance activities for instruments.  Troubleshoots instruments and documents issues as needed.

Receive incoming phone calls, documents, and follow through on incoming requests.

Performs a variety of clerical duties and housekeeping tasks involved in maintaining the laboratory in a clean, orderly, and safe condition to include assisting in ordering supplies.

Assist with phlebotomy lecture preparation and instructions if applicable and help train new students and staff. 

Effectively use computer options relevant to job duties.

Perform support functions as needed, such as microbiology, core lab, anatomical pathology, blood bank, assist in Family Medicine if applicable and perform transcription duties if applicable.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

3 years of fulltime experience in a laboratory setting.

Education:

High school diploma or GED and phlebotomy certification or in lieu of phlebotomy certification, on the job training with three years of fulltime experience in a laboratory setting or

Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or Bachelor's degree