Laboratory Assistant

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 35,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.  The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Common Spirit Health, as one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.

Under the direction of the Laboratory Medical Director, Laboratory Manager, and Laboratory Support Service Supervisor, this position is assigned the responsibility of various duties, which are technical and supportive in nature. These may include the basic duties, such as, blood specimen collection, specimen processing, answering telephones, computer data input/retrieval, and other duties as assigned. In addition to the above, the laboratory assistant may be assigned to perform, specimen preparatory handling in Microbiology, processing of specimens for reference laboratories, and inventory/ordering.

• One year full time experience in an acute care facility Laboratory is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be certified/licensed Phlebotomist in the State of California.

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