Clinical Lab Assistant-Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Geneva, IL

11d•$20 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lab Assistant I supports laboratory operations and patient care at Northwestern Medicine’s Delnor Hospital in Geneva. This full-time position is 40 hours per week, with a schedule of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and work every other weekend. The role reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and follows its Code of Ethics, compliance requirements, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The assistant collaborates with laboratory staff and clinical departments to receive, register, process, and distribute specimens; enter and retrieve laboratory information; support waived testing under the direction of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist; and communicate specimen issues and results to appropriate personnel. Depending on department needs, the role may also include phlebotomy and other specimen collection.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Ability to work 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and every other weekend.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a general laboratory, specimen processing, or phlebotomy department.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with main laboratory staff, ancillary departments, nurses, and providers to support excellent patient care.
Receive specimens into the laboratory information system.
Input and retrieve laboratory results in laboratory or hospital computer systems.
Register specimen drop-offs, such as those from home health, in the LIS and ensure accurate data entry.
Distribute specimens to the appropriate testing area.
Identify and solve problems using appropriate resources, with assistance from a supervisor, manager, pathologist, or coworkers when appropriate.
Accurately perform waived testing under the direction of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, as applicable.
Ensure that samples received are appropriate for the ordered testing, including the correct container and volume.
Communicate specimen rejections and critical or notifiable results to appropriate clinical personnel and complete required documentation.
Review and record refrigerator temperatures and QC/QA records as needed; record concerns in the Corrective Action Log and report maintenance needs.
Follow up on outstanding orders, including time-sensitive draws and charges, in accordance with laboratory procedures.
Pull AP slides for second-opinion requests and log returned material in Epic.
Answer laboratory phone calls and triage them appropriately.
Coordinate courier pickups as needed.
Perform phlebotomy and other laboratory specimen collections according to age-related standards when required.