Laboratory Assistant Park Nicollet is looking to hire a Laboratory Assistant to join our team! Come join us as a Partner for Good and help us make an impact on the care and experience that our patients and their families receive every day. Position Summary: The Laboratory Assistant will provide a wide range of laboratory services including specimen collection, client service and reception desk duties, ordering/ scheduling/ billing functions, laboratory testing, phlebotomy, dispatching, specimen processing, centrifuging, delivery of specimens to appropriate laboratory/department and assuring proper efficiency and workflow management. Position will also serve as a resource for questions from hospital and clinic staff regarding specimen handling and processing. Required Qualifications: • Strong customer service skills. • Ability to work independently. • Good problem-solving skills. • Demonstrates knowledge of age-related growth and development principles necessary to provide appropriate service and assure safety of patients. • Demonstrates strong organizational skills with the ability to meet time-sensitive customer requests and changes on short notice. • If travel is required for the position, team member must have a valid driver’s license and meet the insurability requirements relating to Park Nicollet’s motor vehicle violation criteria. Preferred Qualifications: • High school graduate or equivalent. • Experience in a medical related field or an applied science degree. • Certification in phlebotomy and one year hospital experience. ASCP certification for phlebotomy is preferred.