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The Human Resources Department, located on the fourth floor of the training and education center.
311 South Clark Street Carroll, Iowa 51401
Office hours are 7:30am – 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
You will need your license/registration information (if applicable), education information, employment information (including phone numbers) for the last ten years as well as three personal references (including addresses and phone numbers).
You may apply for any open position for which you meet the minimum qualifications as defined in the job posting.
A manager or supervisor from the hiring department will contact you by phone or e-mail to arrange a time to interview.
A manager or supervisor from the hiring department will select the most qualified candidates to contact for a telephone or face-to-face interview. The department manager or supervisor makes the hiring decision and a Human Resources staff member extends the job offer.
It varies; it can be as short as a few days and up to several weeks. However, your application remains active for one year. Applications are screened based on previous employment history, length of time in previous positions, criminal background screens, and qualifications as defined in the job posting. All offers of employment along with starting salary are made by the Human Resources Department and are contingent on passing a pre-employment/post-offer health assessment and drug screen.
The Human Resources Department will keep your application on file for one year.
If you would like to be considered for more than one position, please indicate this on your application and/or call the Human Resources Department at 712-794-5111. Your application will then be routed to the appropriate departments. You may also be considered for positions other than those applied for if the Human Resources Department feels it would be a good fit for you and St. Anthony.
To be considered for employment by St. Anthony, all applicants must completely fill out an application for employment.
Your current employer will not be contacted at this time for a reference unless you have checked the appropriate authorization box on the employment application.
If you have further questions, please contact the hiring manager or supervisor who conducted your interview, or call the Human Resources Department at 712-794-5111.
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Your healthcare provider will order the lab tests necessary for your medical care. Unless you are having tests done under the Laboratory Wellness Testing program, by law, the lab can only do the tests that your provider ordered. They can be used to monitor your wellness, to determine why you are not feeling well, or to monitor a treatment for an illness you know you have. A lab test done on a small sample collected from your body can give your provider information that can help save or improve the quality of your life.
Fasting, means no solid food for 12 hours and no alcohol 24 hours prior to specimen collection. Water should be taken in normal amounts and you should continue taking your medications as directed by your provider.
The person who collects your blood specimen is called a phlebotomist. The laboratory depends on the phlebotomist to collect quality specimens to produce quality lab results. The phlebotomist is trained to do this in a professional, skillful, safe, and reliable manner.
Nobody particularly enjoys having his/her blood drawn. The phlebotomists have high standards, and they will do their best to collect the specimen as painlessly as possible. However, they will have to use a needle to obtain a blood specimen out of your arm or they will poke your finger with a very small object called a lacet. There will be some discomfort, which will be similar to a bee sting.
Your specimen goes to a laboratory to be tested. A highly skilled medical team of pathologists, technologists, technicians, and specialists work together to determine the presence, extent or absence of disease, and provide valuable information needed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. Though the laboratory professionals spend less time with patients than doctors and nurses, medical lab professionals are just as dedicated to patients’ health. We know your provider will base your treatment on our results. We are committed to giving your provider accurate and precise results in a timely manner.
Your specimen still comes to the laboratory to be tested by the same medical lab team.
The laboratory will send your test results to the healthcare provider who ordered the test. By law, we can only give your results to your provider. Your provider will give you your results either by phone, at your next office visit, or by mail. If you are unsure of how you will get your results, please call the office of the provider who ordered the tests.
It depends on the test that is being performed. The majority of laboratory testing is performed the same day as the specimen is collected and your provider’s office should have these results the following day. Some tests may take longer if we send the specimen to an outside reference laboratory. Culture specimens or biopsy specimens may take as long as three days because of the nature of testing these specimens.
The provider who ordered your tests will be the one to explain your results to you. Because your providers know why they ordered the tests, they are the best ones to see how the results fit into your total health care.
The website labtestsonline.org is a public resource providing accurate information about laboratory tests.
The Laboratory at St. Anthony Regional Hospital is committed to providing excellent customer service to our patients and to our providers. If your provider does not have your test results in the time they expected, please call the laboratory at 712-794-5236, and we can research when the report will be available.
You can eat six smaller meals a day, as opposed to three larger meals. This allows you to eat more frequently and fight off that feeling of hunger while still monitoring your weight.
While there are some foods that should be limited from your diet when trying to lose weight, it is never a good idea to eliminate any food group from your diet completely. All food groups are important for good nutrition.
Absolutely. The key to being successful when eating out is to have a plan. Have an idea of what you’re going to order if possible and don’t be afraid to let your waiter/waitress know what you want. Ask for a to-go box right away, have the bread/chips removed from your table, and try substituting your french fries for a baked potato or side salad. These are just a few ideas.
Your thyroid plays a part in your growth and development, and does affect your metabolism. If your thyroid gland is underperforming (hypothyroidism), this may cause your metabolism to slow. If your thyroid is overproducing the thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism), this may cause your metabolism to speed up.
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