Laboratory Assistant
Lifepoint Health
- Location
- Onsite (Lake Havasu City, AZ)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
Havasu Regional Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, seeks a Laboratory Assistant to collect patient specimens, manage lab orders, and ensure specimen integrity. This role supports the mission of making communities healthier by providing vital laboratory support services.
Skills
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
Perks
- Free gym memberships
- Tuition assistance
Full job details
Your experience matters
Havasu Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Laboratory Assistant joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How you’ll contribute
A Laboratory Assistant who excels in this role:
- Review provider’s orders, quick-register patients when needed, and enter appropriate laboratory test per requisition.
- Verify patient identity using two patient identifiers prior to all collection.
- Obtain blood specimens via venipuncture, finger stick, or heel stick; collect urine, throat, and nasal specimens per policy.
- Label specimens with at least two identifiers plus date/time and collectors initials; ensure specimen integrity and proper handling/transport.
- Perform chain-of-custody urine drug screen collections and breath alcohol testing per policy.
- Coordinate therapeutic drug-monitoring collections with nursing to align dose and draw time.
- Resolve unusual/unclear test orders by contacting the ordering provider, pathologist, nursing station, or reference lab; escalate unresolved issues to the supervisor.
- Process specimens and distribute to appropriate internal lab sections or ship to reference laboratories according to policy.
- Maintain par levels and assist with weekly departmental inventory of supplies.
- Participate in performance improvement and required education; perform other duties as assigned.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
What we’re looking for
Applicants should have a high school diploma. Additional requirements include:
Phlebotomy certification preferred.
Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Dian Rezendes by emailing dian.rezendes@lifepointhealth.net.
More about Havasu Regional Medical Center
Havasu Regional Medical Center is a 171-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Lake Havasu City, AZ community.
EEOC Statement
“Havasu Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havasu Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.