What are the responsibilities and job description for the Processing Lab, Lab Assistant position at ImpactLife?
Are you passionate about making a difference in our community? Join the ImpactLife team to help us Change the World.
We are looking for committed individuals who demonstrate good character, use clear communication, and can collaborate alongside professionals who believe in the power of integrity and teamwork.
Our Processing Laboratory Lab Assistants prepare blood donor samples for testing, perform quality control testing and provide support to the Bench Techs to help ensure the right product gets to the right patient. In addition, our Lab Assistants prepare components, release and label products, and prepare products for shipping.
This is a FT/30 position working a minimum of 32 hours per week on 3rd Shift including every other Saturday, plus a Holiday rotation. Additional shift premium pay available when working eligible shifts and/or weekends.
What does it take to change the world?
If you are ready to be part of an organization where your values align with our mission, we invite you to apply now and commit to making a meaningful difference.
Some jobs change your life. Others change the world. At ImpactLife, we do both.
This is not an ordinary heath care job. Our work is unique, personal, fulfilling, rewarding and makes a difference right here in our communities. We offer an opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team that makes us a recognized leader in the blood center industry.
ImpactLife provides lifesaving blood products to more than 120 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in a four-state region. In 2024, we celebrated 50 Years of Saving Lives. Over the years, we've grown and merged across the Midwest from small, independent, community nonprofits to evolve into ImpactLife. We are still an independent, community nonprofit, only we are not so small. Today, our team is 800 strong across four states. We are headquartered in Davenport, Iowa and have distribution hubs and donor centers in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Every year we team up with thousands of blood donors and hundreds of community partners to help save lives through blood drives.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are looking for committed individuals who demonstrate good character, use clear communication, and can collaborate alongside professionals who believe in the power of integrity and teamwork.
Our Processing Laboratory Lab Assistants prepare blood donor samples for testing, perform quality control testing and provide support to the Bench Techs to help ensure the right product gets to the right patient. In addition, our Lab Assistants prepare components, release and label products, and prepare products for shipping.
This is a FT/30 position working a minimum of 32 hours per week on 3rd Shift including every other Saturday, plus a Holiday rotation. Additional shift premium pay available when working eligible shifts and/or weekends.
What does it take to change the world?
- Very detail oriented with great accuracy.
- Great communication skills, and a team player.
- High School diploma or equivalent is required; previous work in the medical field is preferred.
- Associate’s Degree or Medical Assistant Degree is preferred
- The ability to stand for long periods of time and the ability to lift up-to 50 pounds.
- Pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.
- Industry leading pay rates including shift premiums and weekend pay
- Paid training
- Advancement opportunities
- On Demand Pay
- An opportunity to make a difference in your community
- An excellent benefit package (eligibility depends on position status):
- Generous paid time off that begins to accrue on your first day of employment.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
- Free Life Insurance
- 401K with employer match
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Supplemental Insurance including Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity
- Doctor on Demand
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Tobacco Cessation Reimbursement
- Health Club Reimbursements
- Employee Savings Programs for discounts on various goods and services
If you are ready to be part of an organization where your values align with our mission, we invite you to apply now and commit to making a meaningful difference.
Some jobs change your life. Others change the world. At ImpactLife, we do both.
This is not an ordinary heath care job. Our work is unique, personal, fulfilling, rewarding and makes a difference right here in our communities. We offer an opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team that makes us a recognized leader in the blood center industry.
ImpactLife provides lifesaving blood products to more than 120 hospitals and emergency medical service providers in a four-state region. In 2024, we celebrated 50 Years of Saving Lives. Over the years, we've grown and merged across the Midwest from small, independent, community nonprofits to evolve into ImpactLife. We are still an independent, community nonprofit, only we are not so small. Today, our team is 800 strong across four states. We are headquartered in Davenport, Iowa and have distribution hubs and donor centers in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Every year we team up with thousands of blood donors and hundreds of community partners to help save lives through blood drives.
Equal Opportunity Employer