Lead LTA (Phlebotomist)
Core
Lead Laboratory Technician Assistant managing daily phlebotomy workflow, training staff, and ensuring timely specimen processing for inpatient and outpatient populations.
Role type
Senior clinical laboratory assistant (phlebotomy lead)
Builds
Clinical lab services (specimen collection, processing, and delivery)
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Laboratory
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Phlebotomy, specimen collection, LIS device proficiency, inventory management, quality improvement, safety compliance, mentoring
Preferred skills
Phlebotomy certification, ASCP certification eligibility, graduate of Phlebotomy Training program
Technologies
LIS devices, Meditech, pneumatic tube systems
Responsibilities
Train new LTAs and students; coordinate and monitor LTA activities; distribute work assignments; perform venipunctures on inpatient and outpatient populations; process specimens including centrifugation and aliquoting; manage specimen inventory and supplies; troubleshoot pneumatic tube systems; review specimen status reports hourly.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership duties
