All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One

• Paid Days Off from Day One

• Career Development

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Location Address: 4200 Sun 'n Lake Boulevard Sebring, FL 33872

The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Sebring

• Faith Based & Mission driven Facility

• Largest Employer in the County

• Surrounded by beautiful Lakes, Golf Courses and Florida’s oldest State Park

• Close knit community with a hometown family feel

The role you’ll contribute:

The Lead Laboratory Assistant assists the Supervisor in coordinating the daily nontechnical activities of the Laboratory

and may be the provider of orientation and training for newly hired, as well as, providing updated in-service to the

Laboratory Assistants and Phlebotomists. Acts as the "In Charge" person over the Specimen Processing Area and

Phlebotomy during the times the Supervisor is absent. Also performs waived testing and result reporting, if applicable

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Ensure specimens are correctly labeled and orders are received.

• Documents temperatures of equipment, performs preventative maintenance of equipment.

• Performs Microbiology duties assigned, including Micro specimen processing, slide preparation and staining, culture

setups, and handle positive blood cultures.

• Performs desk duties, fax results, answer phones, reprint labels, calls the floors and reschedule the recollects.

• Performs cross training within the laboratory and performs additional duties as assigned.

• Monitors reference labs reports and requests results that are overdue.

• Maintains appropriate inventory and places supply orders as needed.

• Mentors new employees and ensures competency documentation is completed.

paperwork.

• Performs post-analytical activities related to laboratory testing as needed to support assigned department.

• Performs various support activities to facilitate operation of assigned department or work area, which may include

answering the telephone, clerical and receptionist duties.

• Assists the Laboratory management with special projects as assigned.

• Assists in teaching new staff and students when assigned.

• May act as a preceptor when teaching new staff and Students when assigned.

• Participates in, and has knowledge of, laboratory and hospital Performance Improvement activities, including evaluation of new equipment and/or procedures or methods.

• Performs waived testing, and associated, quality control, maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation and result

reporting, if applicable

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School degree or equivalent

• Two years of related laboratory experience

PREFERRED:

• Three years hospital-based in a laboratory setting

• One year experience in AdventHealth Lab

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert

PREFERRED:

• MLA(ASCP) or PBT(ASCP)