LAB ASSISTANT

About the role

As our Laboratory Assistant you will be responsible for obtaining blood, urine, and culture specimens from patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric, according to established procedures of French Hospital Medical Center Laboratory and State and Federal Regulations. You will perform clerical functions and may perform routine repetitive specimen testing under direct supervision of a licensed technologist. This role rotates shifts, holidays, and weekends as needed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management following written notice.

Responsibilities

• Properly identify all in-patients prior to specimen collection by matching information present on patient arm band with information on laboratory requisition; verbal identification with patient also required when patient condition allows.
• Properly identify all outpatients prior to specimen collection by matching information on outpatient slip with verbal communication with the patient or patient's guardian/guarantor.
• Properly identify all specimens coming from outpatient clients by matching the information on the tube with that from the laboratory requisition.
• Properly identify and band all patients for blood bank by comparing information on patient arm band with that on the blood bank requisition; transfer this information to the blood bank arm band and the tube per phlebotomy procedure manual. Arm bands are to be placed on the patient's right arm.

Requirements

• Currently certified by the State of California as a Phlebotomist.
• American Heart Association BLS certificate (CT CPRBLS; CT PHLEBOT).

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

Pay

$27.71 - $33.13 /hour