Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Laboratory Assistant II
About The Position
Collects blood specimens and receives, handles, and processes specimens for laboratory testing. Interacts with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors. Receives, sorts, and accessions specimens, assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows. 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 and storing and/or retrieving specimens. Completes quality-related tasks, including documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. Operates and/or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment. Adheres to local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED provided prior to start date.
- California Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I or II.
- Knowledge and practice of principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering laboratory tests, collecting blood specimens, interacting effectively and compassionately with patients, and handling and processing biological specimens submitted for laboratory analysis.
- Ability to perform duties and assigned tasks accurately, precisely, and reliably.
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties and tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
- Ability to respond appropriately to volume fluctuations, unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or information-system failure, shift-to-shift hand-offs, STAT test orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending-work reviews.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
- Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures intended to ensure patient privacy and safety.
- Critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
Responsibilities
- Collect blood specimens.
- Receive, handle, sort, accession, and process specimens for laboratory testing, assigning specimens to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows.
- Complete computerized tasks related to patient registration, test order entry, specimen collection, receiving, and processing.
- Perform basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing and/or retrieving specimens.
- Document work and maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
- Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
- Operate and/or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
- Follow applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect patient privacy and safety.
- Interact compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
- Organize and prioritize tasks, respond to workflow fluctuations and unexpected problems, manage shift hand-offs and STAT orders, address specimen integrity issues, and review pending logs and priority assignments.
- Recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
- Communicate current, factual, and relevant work information in a collaborative setting.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
