Laboratory Technical Associate Lead

• Area of Interest: Laboratory
• Sign On Bonus: $1,500
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department: Laboratory - General
  - Logan
• Shift:  or . Every third weekend, holiday rotation and 3 on call shifts per month.
• Job : 175711

Laboratory Technical Associate Lead - Main Lab

UnityPoint Health - Allen

Shift: Full-time; 11 AM - 730 PM or 1230 PM - 9 PM. Every third weekend, 3 on call shifts per month and holiday rotation.

Benefits Eligible

Potential Sign-On Bonus: $1,500 paid over 6 months

The Lead Lab Technical Associate oversees day to day operations within the phlebotomy department. Their primary duties will include training new staff, helping develop training and competency for phlebotomy staff, peer interviewing for new hires, organizing the department and helping with policy and procedure development.

The Lead Lab Technical Associate will spend the majority of their shift performing and teaching phlebotomy with some lead duties included daily.

Qualifies as Testing Personnel under Federal Register Sec 493.15, 493.20 & 493.1423 for waived and moderate complexity testing.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We're proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Collects and processes samples for the laboratory including blood, urine, cultures (limited) and sendouts.
• Runs and maintains basic instrumentation of moderate or waived complexity.
• Assists new phlebotomists with learning of LIS.
• Trains new phlebotomy staff on phlebotomy and procedural lab duties.
• Assists technologists with duties including but not limited to stocking supplies, inventory management & follow up on reports.
• Answers incoming phone calls.
• Registers and looks up orders for samples in the Hospital Information System, enters data and orders samples into Laboratory Information system.
• Assists with daily schedule creation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school education or equivalent

Licensure/Certification:

• Valid driver's license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Experience:

• 6 months experience in a clinical laboratory

Other:

• Must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Must possess basic computer skills and knowledge using word processing, spreadsheet, email and web browser.