Laboratory Technician Assistant 1

About the Role

Inova Blood Donor Services, located in Sterling, VA, is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Technician Assistant 1 to join the team. This role is Full-time, Evening Shift: Monday–Friday, every other weekend, 12:30pm–8:00pm. The training period will be in the afternoons from 1:00pm–8:30pm.

The primary responsibilities include receiving, processing, labeling, and shipping blood products. Additionally, the role involves performing thorough visual inspections to ensure all blood products meet rigorous quality standards prior to distribution, as well as operating and maintaining laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Accurately manage specimen preparation steps, storage, and packaging for transport of specimens according to lab protocols, preserving specimen integrity and quality that affects laboratory testing.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others (Inova coworkers; physicians, physician office administration and staff; care facility staff and leadership; government facility staff and leaders) to optimize job performance and foster working relationships.
• Perform patient registration/billing/test order procedures accurately and efficiently to ensure correct testing, reporting, billing, and regulatory compliance.
• Perform proper and timely specimen collection and accurately label all specimens according to Inova policy.
• Provide excellent patient and customer service by using AIDET principles and assuring the correctness and quality of technical information and directions provided to customers is appropriate.
• Perform proper and timely specimen collection by confirming patient, collecting specimens in proper tubes, utilizing venipuncture/capillary techniques, and accurately labeling the specimens to ensure accurate patient results.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Years of Experience: No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous lab processing experience.
• 6 months' experience.

Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: Offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: Offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: Offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: Offering paid time off, paid parental leave and more.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.