Laboratory Assistant

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

Breakthroughs that transform medicine and propel careers – that's what you’ll find in Cleveland Clinic’s laboratory environment. The laboratory team at Tradition Hospital is a small, cohesive team that works collaboratively to achieve excellence and offers extensive training and on-site and continuing education.

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform various laboratory procedures.
• Assist with receiving, identifying, accessioning, processing, transporting and storing specimens.
• Operate laboratory equipment and perform routine instrument maintenance, troubleshooting and minor repairs.
• Perform quality assurance activities.
• Maintain adequate stock of supplies and manage the inventory by transporting and distributing supplies.
  
  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED
• Completion of three months of on-the-job training to learn department laboratory procedures, instrumentation and Cleveland Clinic policies
  
  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

• Requires manual dexterity and visual acuity when handling specimens and utilizing instrumentation.
• Ability to safely handle potentially infectious patient specimens, carcinogenic substances, odorous and other hazardous materials to which they may be exposed.
• Requires frequent sitting or standing.
  
  

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
  
  

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