Clinical Lab Assistant

What You Can Expect:

Our Clinical Lab Assistants love Grand Itasca for the stability, meaningful work and our great team. Grand Itasca is in the business of selecting employees that make the real difference, who go above and beyond to make our hospital/clinic run and work effectively. Are you someone looking to make a difference in the everyday functions of our hospital & clinic life? If so, Grand Itasca is where you belong!

We're glad you are thinking about joining us.

Grand Itasca is a great place for Clinical Lab Assistants. We're a non-profit organization with a clear vision of being the leader in transforming rural health care by achieving the highest levels of quality, access, and value. Our strength stems from teamwork and collaboration among a talented and diverse group of professionals. With over 700 employees in hundreds of different roles, Grand Itasca can offer a variety of career opportunities.

Let's talk about benefits.

• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship/grant opportunities
• Health, dental, vision, & life insurance kick in on the first of the month after 30 days of employment
• Generous paid time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
• STDB (short term disability bank)
• 401K with employer contributions
• Experience Pay Given
• Shift Differential
• Employee Referral Program
• On-the-Job training!
• Every Third Weekend Rotation

About the Position

• Clinical Laboratory Assistant
• Full time .5 FTE (80 hours per pay period)
• Days, Evenings
• On-site at Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital in Grand Rapids

Job Summary: The Clinical Lab Assistant is responsible for assisting laboratory staff in routine moderate complexity testing used to diagnose and treat disease.

Here's what you'll do when you join us:

• Obtain lab specimens and place lab orders.
• Process all specimen types to prepare for testing.
• Ensure that testing results are correctly reported.
• Provide phlebotomy training.
• Complete annual competency.
• Enter orders and collection information into LIS system and subsystems. Provide results over the phone as necessary.

If you have these qualifications, we'd love to chat:

1. Must be 18 years of age or older.
2. Completion of a phlebotomy training course or phlebotomy experience in a clinical laboratory setting is desired.
3. Experience in a healthcare related field preferred.
4. Good interpersonal communication skills.
5. Ability to follow and adhere to Grand Itaca's policies, visit, mission and values.
6. Maintain reliable and consistent attendance.

About Grand Itasca:

Grand Itasca brings the benefits of a large and respected health system to our local community. We are a non-profit, state-of-the-art, integrated clinic and hospital that is proud to offer a range of high-quality providers, specialties and services to our community. Enjoy our patient-centered, comprehensive approach, close to home without venturing from the beauty of northern Minnesota.

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.