Lab Student - Cox Health

About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Summary

• Laboratory students receive instruction to perform tests on blood and body fluids to determine the presence or absence of disease, monitor response to treatment and aid in health maintenance under supervision of Medical Technologists/Medical Laboratory Technicians and the program director. Students perform testing as they demonstrate competence and may work independently once they have completed individual rotations. Responsible to recognize and use critical thinking to determine results which may require additional review by certified staff.

Job Requirements

• Education
  • Required: High School diploma or equivalent
  • Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Experience
  • Preferred: 1 Year experience in a laboratory or in medical training
• Skills
  • Strong analytical/problem solving skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management. Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication
  • Excellent time management, interpersonal, presentation, organization, prioritizing, decision-making, and planning skills
• Licensure/Certification/Registration
  • N/A