Laboratory Assistant - Full Time, Night Shift

About Us

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Located in the heart of Yuba-Sutter County, Adventist Health and Rideout has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1907. We are comprised of a 221-bed hospital, 21 physician clinics, home care services, comprehensive cancer care, and a vast scope of award-winning services throughout Marysville and the surrounding areas. Marysville offers a strong community feel with proximity to major metropolitan cities in the Bay Area and Sacramento, as well as easy access to Lake Tahoe.

About the Role

Collects blood specimens, receives, handles, and processes specimens for laboratory testing. Performs pre-analytic, analytic, and basic post-analytic tasks, including patient registration, test order entry, specimen collection, processing, and distribution of reports. Operates basic pre-analytic lab equipment and ensures adherence to all regulations, policies, and procedures for privacy, safety, and optimal patient care.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood specimens for a variety of laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques; handles and transports lab specimens and provides post-phlebotomy care to patients.
• Receives specimens for testing; assesses specimens upon receipt according to established criteria to determine acceptability and takes action according to protocol, including escalating to licensed or certified personnel for direction.
• Handles and processes a variety of specimen types to prepare them for analysis; adheres to protocols to maintain specimen integrity at all times.
• Completes computerized tasks for patient registration, test order entry, and generation of collection lists or labels in the lab information system.
• Prepares and packages specimens for transport to another Adventist Health or outside reference laboratory; may complete computer steps for processing referred specimens.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies in work area and/or on phlebotomy cart.
• Completes required documentation of pre-analytic and post-analytic work, as well as quality-related tasks.
• Manages laboratory workflow by monitoring pending work, escalating priority work, locating specimens, and coordinating specimen recollections.
• Verbally communicates released or reported results; routes, distributes, and retransmits results as needed.
• Stores and retrieves specimens.
• Receives incoming calls for the laboratory and assists callers or transfers calls to the appropriate laboratory section or person.
• Communicates with customers to clarify ambiguous, unclear, or duplicate test orders.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI.
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience: Preferred.
• Experience in phlebotomy in an acute care environment: Preferred.
• Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPTI) license: Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI.
• Phlebotomy Tech (CPT) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPTII) license: Required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy: Required.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $25.00 to $30.91 per hour. Additional individual compensation may be available through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc.

Schedule

• Full-time, regular position.
• Night shift.
• 10-hour shifts.