• Clinical Lab Assistant

    UnitedHealth GroupCarmel, IN 46082

    Job #2710947752

  • For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

    Position Details:

    Location: 13000 N. Meridian St., Suite 100 Carmel IN 46032

    Schedule: Monday-Friday, 1pm-9:30pm / No weekends or holidays!

    Specialty: Clinical Laboratory

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Accession and barcode specimens

    • Perform kit testing according to manufacturer's specifications

    • Provide phone support to all sites regarding specimen collection, add-on testing, missing results, substandard specimens, and electronic procedures

    • Perform lab testing according to validated training

    • Assist lab Medical Technologists as needed

    You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

    Required Qualifications:

    • High school diploma or GED

    • Experience working in a laboratory setting (work or education)

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience working in a clinical lab handling patient specimen samples (blood, urine or tissue)

    • Experience receiving, accessioning, labeling and aliquoting patient samples

    At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission .

    Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.