Clinical Lab Assistant

Intermountain Health

2d•$19 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lab Assistant works as part of a professional laboratory team to support laboratory organization and patient care, collaborating with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists. The role orders and prepares patient samples, including blood and other body fluids, and delivers specimens to the appropriate department or testing facility. It also provides clerical, administrative, and customer service support, monitors supplies, and assists with training and orientation of new associates. The position is based at Intermountain Health LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Tuesday through Saturday, from 12:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The stated hourly pay range is $18.94 to $24.62, with the actual rate dependent on experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Computer literacy.
Communication skills.
Patient care skills.
Knowledge of laboratory operations.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
Teamwork skills.
Ability to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
Ability to communicate verbally and hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
Manual dexterity to handle complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing.
Ability to lift, bend, carry, and transfer patients, supplies, and equipment, including heavy items.
Ability to walk and assist with transporting or ambulating patients, obtain and distribute supplies and equipment, and push or pull gurneys and portable equipment.
Ability to stand in a stationary position for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, or healthcare-related program in progress.
Previous experience in healthcare and/or a clinical laboratory.

Responsibilities

Use the Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive, route, track, and store specimens; label specimens according to policy and procedure; and query test results.
Provide clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department.
Answer phones and provide information to nursing floors, physicians, office staff, couriers, and patients.
Dispatch couriers as required.
Communicate test results and other reports to nursing units and physician offices, electronically or in printed form, including to providers, nurses, medical assistants, physician assistants, and others.
Monitor and maintain supply inventory.
Assist in training and orienting new associates.
Order and prepare patient samples, including blood and other body fluids, and deliver specimens to the appropriate department or testing facility.