American Oncology Network·Casa Grande, Arizona
Responsible for performing routine blood tests, specimen collection, and operating laboratory equipment such as hematology analyzers. Duties include maintaining equipment calibration, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing laboratory supplies.
Location: Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona
$19.54 - $32.57
Healthcare professionals responsible for laboratory testing, quality control, phlebotomy, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting. Perform manual and automated routine blood tests. Prepare specimens for microscope examination. Operate laboratory equipment including centrifuges, hematology analyzers, and point of care analyzers.
KPA 1 – Specimen collection and testing
Collect and analyze body fluids such as urine and blood.
Perform proper quality control procedures before proceeding with patient testing.
Perform routine clinical laboratory tests.
Perform technical laboratory procedures with accuracy and precision, meeting the standard of all accreditation/regulatory agencies.
Ensure adherence to correct testing policies, procedures, and quality assurance.
KPA 3 – Compliance
Comply with established safety guidelines.
Comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations pertaining to patient care, patient’s rights, safety, billing, and collections.
Adhere to all Company and departmental policies and procedures, including Disaster Recovery Plan and IT policies and procedures.
Complete all duties required to keep laboratory in compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies. Must be able to perform compliance testing.
Comply with protecting patient privacy.
KPA 4 – Documentation
Maintain all logs as required.
Initiate troubleshooting procedures when instrument malfunction occurs and contact instrument service company, if necessary.
Submit monthly paperwork to consultant.
Education: High School education, required
Previous Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in a lab setting, required
Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
Interpersonal
Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
Communication
Skills: Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
Customer
Service &
Organizational
Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.
Certifications/Licenses: National lab certification preferred
Travel: Less than 25%
Remote: No
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Market context
In Arizona, Medical Laboratory Assistant roles are typically supported by ongoing demand in hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic labs that need dependable specimen handling and administrative support. These positions are competitive because employers often look for prior lab experience, MS Office proficiency, strong critical thinking, and sometimes a national lab certification; the listed benefits include health insurance, 401k, PTO, tuition assistance, and professional development. Before applying, compare the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page with the original posting so you can quickly confirm fit and save research time.
