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Location: Columbia, Missouri
Shift:Monday-Friday 2-10:30pm plus call, weekend and holiday rotation
Department: UH Pre-Analytical Lab - Specimen Processing
Salary Range:$14.80-$23.32 per hour
ABOUT THE JOB
MU Health Care is seeking a dedicated individual to join our team as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant. In this entry-level position, you will play a vital role in ensuring the efficient operation of our laboratory processes by performing various preanalytical tasks. Your responsibilities will include ordering, collecting, processing, and distributing samples for analysis while adhering to laboratory policies and accrediting standards
ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE
MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 90 specialty clinics located throughout the region.
As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
* Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
* Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
* Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years
* Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
* Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired. Six (6) months of laboratory experience in one of the following areas: phlebotomy, processing specimens, laboratory aide, or completion of comparable medical training program; or sixty (60) hours of college coursework with twenty-four (24) hours of approved science courses.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Some college coursework in a science related field.
Chauffeur driver license; class E or higher for Missouri residents.
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.
Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America.