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Job TitleLaboratory Assistant

                        

LocationPort St Lucie

                    

FacilityTradition Hospital

                     

DepartmentMMC Lab-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

                      

Job Code000296

                     

ShiftVariable

                       

Schedule7:00am-3:30pm/12:00pm-8:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.   

Breakthroughs that transform medicine and advance careers are at the heart of Cleveland Clinic’s laboratory environment. As a member of our Laboratory team, you will perform diagnostic and consultative services that underpin our world-class care. From operating complex testing equipment to performing routine laboratory tasks, your work will contribute to over 20 million tests annually, supporting care for a growing patient population. In this role, you will process samples, perform various laboratory procedures, conduct waived laboratory testing and help manage workflow within the lab. The laboratory team at Tradition Hospital is a small, cohesive unit that collaborates closely to achieve excellence and provides extensive on-site training and continuing education opportunities.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working various shifts between 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. with weekend requirements. This position will rotate between facilities.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

Perform various laboratory procedures.  

Assist with receiving, identifying, accessioning, processing, transporting and storing specimens.  

Operate laboratory equipment and perform routine instrument maintenance, troubleshooting and minor repairs.  

Perform quality assurance activities.  

Maintain adequate stock of supplies and manage the inventory by transporting and distributing supplies.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

High School Diploma or GED 

Completion of three months of on-the-job training to learn department laboratory procedures, instrumentation and Cleveland Clinic policies 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

Previous experience working in a laboratory setting

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Physical Requirements:

Requires manual dexterity and visual acuity when handling specimens and utilizing instrumentation.

Ability to safely handle potentially infectious patient specimens, carcinogenic substances, odorous and other hazardous materials to which they may be exposed.

Requires frequent sitting or standing.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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