Laboratory Assistant - Part-Time, Day Shift

About the role

Collects blood specimens, receives, handles and processes specimens for Laboratory testing at Adventist Health Simi Valley, a 144-bed hospital in Ventura County, Southern California. Performs pre-analytic, analytic, and basic post-analytic tasks including patient registration, test order entry, specimen collection, processing, and distribution of reports.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood specimens for a variety of Laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques; handles and transports 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 and labels in the lab information system.
• Prepares and packages specimens for transport to another Adventist Health or outside reference laboratory; completes computer steps for processing referred specimens.
• Maintains adequate inventory of supplies in work area and 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, routes, distributes, and retransmits released or reported results; stores and retrieves specimens.
• Receives incoming calls for the laboratory; 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 (facility-specific).
• 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 $30.01 per hour. Additional individual compensation may be available through differentials, extra shift incentives, or bonuses.

Schedule

• Part-time regular
• Day Shift
• 8-hour shifts