• Lab Assistant

    Dignity Health (Bakersfield, CA)


    Job Summary and Responsibilities

     

    Under the direction of the Supervisor, is responsible for receiving and processing specimens. May assume duties of Central Processor while on break or absence. Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications. Working knowledge of medical terminology. General typing/computer skills.

    Job Requirements

    **Minimum Requirements** :

    + CA Phlebotomy Technician 1 and BLS required.

    + CA Phlebotomy Technician 2 license must be obtained after completion of 1040 clinical hours.

    + One year experience in phlebotomy required.

    + Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications.

    + Working knowledge of medical terminology

    + General typing/ computer skills

     

    Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

     

    Where You'll Work

     

    Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center. In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services. Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House. Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956. Click here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/memorial-hospital) to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.

     

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    Pay Range

    $26.39 - $31.56 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.