Assistant Laboratory II

Specific Job Duties

• Completes phlebotomy within required time frames.
• Correctly differentiates between normal/abnormal findings.
• Incorporates functional/developmental age into care.
• Newborn Pediatric Adolescent Adult Geriatric
• Provides instruction on phlebotomy tests/procedures.
• Follows patient identification protocol
• Receipt and recording of specimens.
• Processing of specimens.
• Reporting results of specimen testing.
• Peripheral venipuncture.
• Pediatric heel sticks.
• Capillary blood draw.
• Administration of glucose tolerance tests.
• Arterial punctures (after appropriate certification).
• Blood cultures
• Microbiology specimen set-ups
• STAT and ASAP requests
• Obtains necessary training prior to initial equipment use.
• Assures equipment is in operating order before use.
• Uses the following equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s operating instructions. Including, but not limited to Microbiology equipment Centrifuges Incubators Vacutainers Phlebotomy trays Personal protective equipment Urinalysis equipment
• Assists outpatients in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Keeps phlebotomy area clean, organized and well stocked.
• Trains new lab assistants.
• Investigates problem orders/specimens and follows through to resolution.

Qualifications

• High school education
• Science Background, Laboratory Experience
• Preferred Basic computer experience
• Preferred Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Phlebotomy Certification or documented experience with references