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Education and Experience
High School Diploma or GED

Environmental / Working Conditions
This position is subject to inside environmental changes that may include constant change in temperatures and minimal exposure to cleaning, staining, and testing chemicals.

Interaction with Other Departments and Other Relationships
This position has much interaction with nursing staff and most hospital departments.

Job Description
The Medical Lab Assistant I will function to provide administrative and technical support to phlebotomist, lab technicians, and management staff in the lab.

Required Licensures / Certifications / Registrations
N/A

Physical Capabilities
The work for a Laboratory Assistant may demand continuous standing, walking, frequent stooping, sitting, reaching, bending and kneeling. The Laboratory Assistant may also be required to carry items up to 50 pounds. Near visual and color acuity is required. The hours of duty may be irregular to accommodate departmental requirements.

Skills and Abilities
●Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently.
●Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.

UMC Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

*Request for accommodations in the hire process should be directed to UMC Human Resources.​*