About the role

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization focused on improving survivorship and lessening the burden of cancer. The Laboratory Assistant role supports this mission by performing routine laboratory testing, specimen collection, and phlebotomy to ensure accurate patient care.

Skills

Laboratory testing Specimen collection Phlebotomy Quality control Specimen handling Documentation Safety standards Laboratory management

Full job details

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

SCOPE: Performs routine and waived and moderate complexity laboratory testing and specimen collection in accordance with established procedures, regulatory requirements, and scope of practice. Performs phlebotomy under physician direction and facility supervision in compliance with Louisiana law. Ensures accurate specimen handling, documentation, quality control, and adherence to safety standards to support patient care.

FUNCTIONS:

1. Collects specimens from patients, ensures quality control and performs specimen testing.

2. Verify lab orders are available and patients are registered.

3. Process specimens for internal and external processing.

4. Management of Lab area

QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or equivalent required

Completion of a phlebotomy certification program preferred

1 year experience in a lab preferred; oncology experience preferred

Active Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) Laboratory Assistant license, or pending with active status achieved within 90 days of hire date

Phlebotomy certification preferred