Lab Medical Asst I
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Job overview
The Lab Medical Assistant I at Morton Plant Hospital collects, receives, and processes inpatient and outpatient specimens for testing. The role communicates with nursing about patient specimens, refers specimens to outside laboratories, and interacts with physicians, clients, and staff regarding referral lab tests. It also performs phlebotomy procedures and other assigned duties.
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Full job description
Join the team that is revolutionizing health care – BayCare Health System
Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 34,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and clinical excellence.
Our team members focus on tomorrow by achieving personal and professional success today. That's why you'll thrive in our forward-thinking culture, where we combine the best technology with compassionate service. We blend high-tech with high touch in ways that are advancing superior health care throughout the communities we serve.
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Facility: Morton Plant Hospital
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Location: Clearwater, FL
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Status: PRN
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Shift Hours: 6:00am - 2:30pm (16 hours)
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Days: Varies
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Weekend Work: Every Other
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On Call: No
Responsibilities:
The Lab Medical Assistant I is responsible for:
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Collecting, receiving and processing of inpatient and outpatient specimens for testing
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Communications with nursing regarding patient specimens
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Referring specimens to outside laboratories
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Interaction with physicians, clients and staff regarding referral lab tests
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Performance of phlebotomy procedures
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Performs other duties as assigned
Education:
- Required High School or equivalent
Credentials:
- Drivers License
Credential equivalent experience:
- Preferred Phlebotomy
BayCare offers a competitive total reward package including:
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Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
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Paid Time Off
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Tuition Assistance
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401K Match and additional yearly contribution
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Annual performance appraisals and team award bonus
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Family resources and wellness opportunities
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Community perks and discounts
Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
Position Lab Medical Asst I
Location Clearwater:Morton Plant | Clinical | PRN
Req ID 170874
How this job compares
Set against the 3,959 open Medical Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$43–56K/yr59 salary ranges
- Florida median$17–26/hr146 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 334 open Medical Assistant jobs in Florida and 3,959 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- AdventHealth92 open
- BayCare Health System (this employer)56 open
- HCA Healthcare51 open
- Experience
- Medical Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,741 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,330 of the 3,959 open Medical Assistant jobs (59%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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