Lab Tech - Laboratory - Full Time 8 Hours Days (Variable) (Union, Non-Exempt)

Essential Job Functions And Core Responsibilities

• Answers and handles or screens and transfers all telephone calls.
• Uses venipunctures and finger stick/heel stick procedures on infants and children.
• Obtains specimens from designated patients accurately and efficiently (appropriately for different age groups).
• Procures other clinical specimens including bone marrow and other procedures as required.
• Contributes to a safe, organized, and efficient workplace by complying with established hospital and departmental policies.
• Accurately performs patient identification (i.e., 2 patient identification), collects properly prepared specimens, labels all specimens in patient room, and submits accurate, complete paperwork for clinical assay.
• Processes specimens according to laboratory procedures.
• Investigates and resolves discrepancies and communicates findings to appropriate personnel.
• Cooperates with other lab personnel and hospital personnel for efficient reporting of lab results.
• Discards specimen after test or stores for future reference as appropriate.
• Draws blood from in and out patients and ER patients when needed.
• Ensures professional development by assuming responsibility and accountability for current competency and credentialing files.
• Follows clerical problems associated with test requests and reports.
• Fulfills strict principles of asepsis and antisepsis in performance of duties.
• Fosters continuous improvement in the quality of patient care by actively evaluating current work systems and suggesting or supporting positive changes.
• Greets and assists all patients and visitors by politely and efficiently obtaining appropriate information and/or required paperwork.
• Helps with phone and verbal communication with hospital personnel.
• Orders, receives, stores, and distributes supplies and keeps the work areas stocked and cleaned.
• Performs clerical duties and projects as requested.
• Performs other job-related duties by accepting delegated assignments.
• Processes incoming and outgoing test results, outpatient appointments and all other requests for laboratory services.
• Promotes an atmosphere of professionalism and cooperation by interacting with others in a calm, courteous, and helpful manner.
• Promotes excellent customer relations through clear communication, active listening, caring, and demonstrating supportive interaction.
• Properly labels and prepares specimens for distribution to various sections of the laboratory or for sending out to outside testing facilities, i.e., centrifuging, aliquoting and freezing.
• Responsible for understanding and participating in the organization-wide departmental and interdepartmental quality control Quality Improvement Program through orientation, education, improvement and quality planning activities.

Job Requirements

• Education: Minimum - High School diploma or equivalent. Preferred - Two years of college with a major in biological sciences, chemistry or equivalent preferred.
• Work Experience: Preferred - A minimum of one year experience working in a clinical laboratory or anatomic pathology lab preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: Minimum (Required) - California Phlebotomy Certification - CPTI or CPTII required. Must successfully complete and maintain BLS certification.

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $23.69 - $30.95. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.