Clinic Laboratory Assistant I

About the role

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers.

Responsibilities

• Presents patient with an ABN and explains why the test is non-covered.
• Performs specimen collection, including venipuncture, capillary draws, urine collection, and culture receipt.
• Demonstrates proper infection control.
• Demonstrates proper patient identification.
• Performs proper and prompt preparation of specimen for transport.
• Performs proper drug screen collection and processing, including chain of custody.
• Performs waived point of care (POC) testing, including proper documentation of calibration and quality control.
• Performs proper pre-analytical and post-analytical processing of lab specimens.
• Answers lab phones and responds to questions.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and react appropriately.
• Provides services in a professional and patient centered manner.
• Actively participates in lab process improvement project.
• Responsible for reconciling the interface to properly reconcile lab results.
• Ensures reconciliation of all lab orders within the computer system.
• Ensures that all lab equipment is calibrated appropriately and that all lab related logs and manuals are kept current.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associate's Degree in Medical Lab Technology
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in clinical patient care settings
• Preferred Phlebotomy experience

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy Technician Certification - American Medical Certification Association
• Phlebotomy Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Registered Phlebotomy Technician - American Medical Technologist
• National Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Center for Competency Testing
• Medical Laboratory Technician - AAB Board of Registry
• Medical Laboratory Technician - American Medical Technologist
• Medical Laboratory Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Medical Technologist
• Medical Technologist - AAB Board of Registry
• Medical Technologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Technologist - American Medical Technologist
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days

Skills and Abilities

• Computer knowledge required.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task required.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent time management skills.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Licenses and Certifications

• Phlebotomy Technician Certification - American Medical Certification Association
• Phlebotomy Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Registered Phlebotomy Technician - American Medical Technologist
• National Certified Phlebotomy Technician - National Center for Competency Testing
• Medical Laboratory Technician - AAB Board of Registry
• Medical Laboratory Technician - American Medical Technologist
• Medical Laboratory Technician - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Medical Technologist
• Medical Technologist - AAB Board of Registry
• Medical Technologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Medical Technologist - American Medical Technologist
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days

Physical Demand

Light Physical Demand

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.