Lab Assistant
About the role
As a Laboratory Assistant at our facility, you will be an integral part of our Laboratory team. We are a highly functioning team that supports many different departments and has a passion for providing the best patient care through compassionate, professional interactions and reliable testing.
Responsibilities
- Collects blood samples ensuring proper patient identification and labeling of samples
- Follows hospital policies and procedures for transporting/delivering samples to Laboratory
- Receives specimens into computer system and delivers them to the appropriate areas of the lab for testing
- Maintains strict quality control for procedures
- May perform special tests such as glucose tolerance tests
- Streaking plates for microbiology set up, perform and report specific waived testing
- Maintains records of tests performed and blood samples taken
- Maintains needed equipment and supplies
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care
- Orients and mentors new staff members
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required
- Provides courteous and caring customer service and support to patients, family members, physicians, and their office staff
- Orders Laboratory tests and, when necessary, sends specimens to a reference laboratory
- Verifies documentation on incoming orders and maintains necessary logs
- Sends test results of outpatients to the attending physician
- Trains new employees and others in specimen receiving duties and responsibilities
Qualifications
- Good computer skills; filing/clerical skills
- Prior specimen receiving experience preferred
- Phlebotomy experience preferred
- Course in medical terminology preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Valid driver's license
Benefits
Ogden Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
About the facility
Ogden Regional Medical Center has been delivering exceptional care for over 75 years. Our 230 plus bed hospital offers a full array of medical services. We are dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare. Ogden Regional is a certified Level II Trauma Center, Stroke Center, and Joint Center. Affiliated with our hospital is Pleasant View Emergency Center. This fully equipped, freestanding facility features board-certified physicians. Our nurses and technicians are specially trained in emergency medical care and available on a 24/7 basis. Located 10 miles north of our main hospital, PVER features 10 plus treatment rooms, comprehensive imaging technology and a medical laboratory onsite, which help to ensure accurate and prompt care. Ogden Regional Medical Center and Pleasant View Emergency Center sit at the heart of the Wasatch Mountain range. The area has abundant outdoor recreation including hiking, biking, rock climbing, watersports and three ski resorts within a half-hour drive; Ogden offers the lure of outdoor living and the culture of city life.
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