33953 - LAB MEDICAL ASSISTANT II   Position: LAB MEDICAL ASSISTANT II FullTime/PartTime: Full Time Days: Mon - Fri Hours: 7:00a - 3:30p Shift: First Hours Per Pay Period: 80     Qualifications: * Works every other weekend Certification: PHLEB Preferred Education: High school or equivalent Required Experience: Six months PHLEB or SPECIMEN or CLIENT Required Six months LABORATORY Preferred Specific Skills Required: Computer skill appropriate to position Interpersonal skills Medical terminology use and understanding Written and verbal communication skills Work independently with minimal supervision Teamwork Organizational skills Time management Customer service skills Description: The Lab Medical Assistant II is responsible for collecting, receiving and processing of inpatient and outpatient specimens for testing; communications with nursing regarding patient specimens; referring specimens to outside laboratories; interaction with physicians, clients and staff regarding referral lab tests; performance of phlebotomy procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

About St. Josephs Hospital: St. Joseph�s is known for its advanced medical technology and surgery and its Centers of Excellence include the Cancer, Neuroscience and Heart institutes. A highly skilled and experienced staff of physicians with national and international reputations care for infants, children and adults at St. Joseph's Hospital. More than 70 specialties are represented among the medical staff, from internal medicine to cardiology, neurology to surgery. St. Joseph's Hospital is part of the St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care system, a pioneering community health alliance that brings together St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa, and South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. Other members of the health alliance include St. Joseph's John Knox Village, a 14-acre retirement community, 23 Health Point physician offices and Community Care Clinics for the underserved.