Laboratory Assistant

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Job Title

Laboratory Assistant

Location

Stuart

Facility

Martin Hospital South:

Department

Mms Lab-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health:

Job Code

000296

Shift

Days

Schedule

10:00am-6:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Martin South Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This 100-bed hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County. Here, you will work alongside passionate physicians, nurses and other caregivers in a family-oriented, supportive environment.

Breakthroughs that transform medicine and propel careers – that's what you’ll find in Cleveland Clinic’s laboratory environment. The laboratory team at Martin South Hospital is a small, cohesive team that works collaboratively to achieve excellence and offers extensive training and on-site and continuing education.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 10: 00am to 6:30pm. While the main location will be Martin Hospital South, flexibility to work at other facilities will be required.

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.

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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