Laboratory Assistant, Variable Shift, Part-time

About the role

Nestled in the "Gateway to the Redwoods", Adventist Health Howard Memorial takes pride in its legacy of providing exceptional, high-quality care since 1928. We are comprised of a state-of-the-art 74,000 square foot facility, with four surgery suites, an on-site farm-to-fork restaurant and 25 beautiful private rooms designed with healing and comfort in mind. We provide a wide-range of primary and specialty care services to best serve our community.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood specimens, as well as receives, handles and processes specimens for Laboratory testing.
• Receives, sorts and accesses specimens, assigning to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow.
• Completes computerized tasks related to patient registration and/or test order entry, specimen collection, receiving and processing.
• Performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports, storing and/or retrieving specimens.
• Completes quality-related tasks such as documentation of work, maintaining a clean, stocked and safe work area, and monitoring pending work, as well as escalating priority work.
• Operates and/or uses basic pre-analytic lab equipment.

Requirements

• Education and Work Experience: High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI
• Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
• Experience in Phlebotomy in acute care environment: Preferred

Qualifications

• Licenses/Certifications: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPTI) license: Required in CA; Preferred in OR and HI
• Facility Specific License/Certifications: Phlebotomy Tech (CPT) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPTII): Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required

Skills

• Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

Benefits

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Pay

The estimated base pay for this position is $25.00 to $30.01. Additional individual compensation may be available for this role through differentials, extra shift incentives, bonuses, etc. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package, and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

Schedule

Hiring Department: Clinical Laboratory

Shift Length: 8 Hours