Laboratory Assistant PRN EVENING/NIGHT SHIFT

Job Summary

Responsible for providing general laboratory services including greeting patient, test order entry, blood collection (including off-site facilities which does require driving of personal vehicle), specimen transport, pre-analytic processing of specimens, distribution of blood and other samples for in-house testing and/or dispatch to reference laboratories. Responds to inquiries and collection requests from off-site facilities (i.e. Health/Nursing Care Centers), nursing units, physician offices, and reference laboratories regarding test orders, specimen requirements and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Supports the hospital’s mission through customer-focused service
• Communicates with customers regarding all aspects of laboratory services including but not limited to specimen requirements, turnaround times, reference ranges and reporting protocols in a positive, professional and courteous manner
• Collections STAT, routine and timed venous, capillary and arterial blood specimens from off-site facilities along with hospital inpatients and outpatients in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures
• Instructs patients in the proper collection and handling of other non-blood specimens
• Generate and review collection lists and pending logs from the Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
• Contacts nursing units and off-site facilities to track pending collected and uncollected specimens
• Maintains appropriate collection/testing supplies needed at each of the different healthcare facilities and in the main hospital
• Performs routine clerical duties and computer functions associated with processing patient samples
• Performs daily temperature and function checks for assigned areas. Documents all checks appropriately and takes appropriate corrective action if any are outside acceptable limits
• Performs CLIA WAIVED testing per CLIA'88 standards as trained and applicable
• Assists with new employee training and orientation, and train staff on Medical Necessity Guidelines

Requirements

• Minimum: High School Diploma
• Preferred: Phlebotomy Certificate and/or Associates degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences and at least one year full-time laboratory training or experience or both
• Experience: Minimum: Experience with data entry, medical terminology and customer service or equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired
• Preferred: 1-2 years previous laboratory/phlebotomy experience

Qualifications

• BLS certification through the American Heart Association within 30 days of date of hire

Skills

• Familiarity with basic laboratory ordering, testing and reporting operations and recognizing problem areas
• Ability to take appropriate corrective action or notify the area coordinator or department manager
• Ability to perform daily temperature and function checks for assigned areas
• Ability to comply with all applicable policies and procedures
• Ability to demonstrate the Standards of Excellence

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Regular, rotating weekend and holiday schedule as required. Hours vary 5p-7:30a