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Lab Assistant, Northwest Tupelo FMC

Full Time Assistant & Support Laboratory

Job Description

Posting Description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.

JOB SUMMARY
The Laboratory Assistant at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for obtaining accurate and adequate blood samples in a timely and confidential manner. The assistant will also assist in properly charting tests, perform secretarial duties such as answering telephone lines, filing, and monthly report gathering, and ensure adherence to general safety and infection control standards. The role involves extensive communication with various personnel, including inter and intra-departmental employees, physicians, their office personnel, and the public.
 
JOB FUNCTIONS
  • Obtains accurate and adequate blood samples in timely, confidential, cost effective manner.
  • Assists in proper charting of tests.
  • Secretarial duties include: answering telephone lines, filing, and monthly report gathering.
  • Adheres to general safety and infection control standards.
  • Performs other duties as assigned while demonstrating willingness, ability, and team spirit to provide optimal customer satisfaction.
  • Attends, demonstrates, and participates in required inservices, performance improvement activities (including EXCEL), and other educational programs.

 
 
 

Qualifications

  Education  Education LevelEducation DetailsRequired/Preferred  High School Diploma or GED Equivalentor equivalentRequired
  
Licenses and Certifications
    Licenses and CertificationsLicenses and Certifications DetailsTime FrameRequired/
Preferred   Have completed a college-based phlebotomy training programUpon HireRequiredAnd  Medical assistant programUpon HireRequiredOr  A three-month on-the-job training programUpon HireRequired 
Work Experience   Number of YearsWork Experience DetailsRequired/
Preferred  Previous experiencePreferred 
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
    Knowledge, Skills, AbilitiesRequired/PreferredProficiencyIt is highly desirable that the incumbent possess good communication skills in order to effectively communicate with inter and intra departmental employees, physicians and their office personnel, and public.Selection RequiredN/AThe incumbent must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills needed to provide care to a patient population to include: infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.Selection RequiredN/AThis position has the primary accountability for organizing and performing laboratory phlebotomy; assisting in proper charting; and, fulfilling secretarial duties such as answering telephone lines, filing, and monthly report gathering.Selection RequiredN/AThe incumbent will have extensive contact with inter and intra departmental personnel, various outside vendor suppliers, physicians and their office personnel, and public. It is imperative that he/she have good communication skills and reflect a positive, caring attitude toward both staff and public.Selection RequiredN/A            

SCOPE
Freedom To Act:
Problem Solving:
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Budget Responsibility
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  • Shared Budget Responsibility:

 

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North Mississippi Health Services
About North Mississippi Health Services

North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) is a diversified regional health care organization serving 24 counties in north Mississippi and northwest Alabama and is one of the largest employers in Mississippi with over 6,900 employees. NMHS covers a broad range of acute diagnostic and therapeutic services offered through North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo, Community Hospital System, and North Mississippi Medical Clinics.  NMHS strives to improve the health for people in this region by providing conveniently accessible and cost-effective healthcare of the highest quality. 

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