The Laboratory Assistant performs phlebotomy duties and manages the receiving, processing, and transporting of medical specimens. Additionally, they handle clerical tasks, maintain supply stocks, and communicate test results to healthcare providers.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and possess strong critical thinking and data entry skills. The ability to work independently in a fast-paced, stressful environment with high accuracy is required.
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Job description
Laboratory Assistant
Shift
Full-Time - Nights
Your experience matters
Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Laboratory Assistant joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How you’ll contribute
A Laboratory Assistant who excels in this role
Performs phlebotomy duties.
Assists with receiving, identifying, accessioning, processing and transporting specimens.
Maintains adequate stock of supplies.
Maintains work area in a safe, aseptic and organized manner.
Performs clerical duties including answering phones, data entry, and filing.
Communicates test results to appropriate healthcare providers.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we’re looking for
High school diploma or equivalent
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Benefits
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
Professional Development
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability
Tuition Assistance
Discount Programs
Company Match
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Paid Family Leave
Loan Assistance
Virtual Care Appointments
Mental Health Services
401(k) Retirement Package
Mental Wellness Programs
Physical Wellness Programs
Financial Wellness Programs
Free Gym Memberships
Attention to detail and accuracy including closely monitoring all aspects of the job and continually checking processes and tasks is required.
Must possess accurate keyboarding skills and the ability to do data entry in a fast paced environment.
Basic math, interpretive and analytical skills are required. Information collection and management, attention to detail, along with the ability to work under pressure are required in this position.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
More about Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas
Highpoint Health – Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas and Highpoint Health – Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas (formerly Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Winchester and Southern Tennessee Regional Health System – Sewanee) serve the communities of Southern Middle Tennessee with comprehensive, high-quality care. The recent rebrand reflects a continued commitment to clinical excellence, compassionate service, and enhanced regional collaboration.
Highpoint Health – Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is a 157-bed facility that includes 131 licensed acute care beds and 26 skilled nursing home beds.
Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services supported by a qualified and diverse medical staff.
Key services include a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 12-bed Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, and a 12-bed Acute Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit.
The facility also features a Skilled Nursing Unit, Sleep Lab, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, five Operating Rooms, and two Endoscopy Suites.
Diagnostic imaging services include MRI, CT, PET/CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and X-ray.
The hospital’s 13-bay Emergency Department sees more than 15,000 patient visits annually.
Highpoint Health – Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas, located on the campus of the University of the South, is a 41-bed facility offering 21 general acute care beds and 20 skilled nursing beds. It includes a 4-bay Emergency Department that treats more than 5,000 patients each year. Known for its individualized care and strong connection to the community, the Sewanee campus provides high-quality healthcare in a setting defined by collaboration, compassion, and service.
Together, the Winchester and Sewanee campuses are united in their mission of making communities healthier.
EEOC Statement
“Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Highpoint Health Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people.
We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life.
We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
