Lab Assistant

About the Role

Functions as part of a dynamic and engaging laboratory team in a professional setting. This position facilitates laboratory organization and patient care, working closely with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive specimens, route specimens, track specimens, store specimens, label specimens using the appropriate policy and procedure, and query test results.
• Provides clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department.
• Answers phones and provides information to nursing floor and physicians, office staff, couriers, and patients.
• Dispatches couriers as required.
• Communicates test results and/or other reports to nursing units/physician offices, either electronically or in printed form. This may include communication to providers, nurses, medical assistants, physician’s assistants, or others working within the units or offices.
• Monitors and maintains supply inventory.
• Assists in the training and orientation of new associates.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Required.
• Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, or healthcare-related program in progress. Preferred.
• Previous experience in healthcare and/or clinical laboratory. Preferred.

Skills

• Computer Literacy
• Communication
• Patient Care
• Laboratory Operations
• Regulatory Requirements
• Teamwork

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors requiring verbal communication, hearing, and understanding spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, and medication preparation.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients, bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment, including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment.
• Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms full of equipment and power cords on the floor.
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle, which requires sitting, seeing, and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Pay

$18.94 - $24.62 per hour, dependent upon experience.

Schedule

• PRN (as needed).
• Primarily afternoons (2:00 PM to 10:30 PM), with the possibility of some morning shifts and rotating weekend coverage.

Benefits

While this position is not benefits-eligible, Intermountain Health provides a generous benefits package for eligible caregivers that covers a wide range of programs to foster wellness, including living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Location: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, Utah.