Clinical Laboratory Assistant FT Days

Kindred Healthcare•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Kindred Hospital Rancho is a 55-bed long-term acute care hospital providing in-depth care for extended recovery periods, including an eight-bed ICU and three negative pressure rooms. Clinical Laboratory Assistants (CLAs) at Kindred Hospital Rancho perform laboratory duties that are more complex than a phlebotomist but not yet at the level of a medical laboratory technician. This includes collecting and processing specimens, performing limited waived laboratory testing, assisting technicians and technologists with maintenance and reagent preparation, plating samples for microbiology, and preparing specimens for testing from alternative laboratory sources.

Requirements

Analyzing Information
Infection Control
Bedside Manner
Attention to Detail
Lab Environment, Procedural Skills
Quality Focus
Hospital Environment, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
Performing Diagnostic Procedures
Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.
Minimum of a High School diploma or Equivalent
State license/registration as required by state.
1-3 years clinical laboratory experience.

Nice To Haves

Medical Lab Assistant certification preferred but not required.
Current BLS preferred.

Responsibilities

Verifies test requisitions by comparing information with nursing station log, bringing discrepancies to the attention of unit personnel.
Verifies patient by reading patient identification.
Obtains blood specimens by performing venipunctures and fingersticks.
Maintains specimen integrity by using aseptic technique, following department procedures, observing isolation procedures.
Collects therapeutic drug-monitoring assays by collaborating with nursing personnel to ensure appropriate drug dose to collection time.
Tracks collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection; maintaining daily tallies of collections performed.
Maintains quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
Resolves unusual test orders by contacting the physician, pathologist, nursing station, or laboratory testing personnel; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and TJC standards.
Enhances phlebotomy department and hospital reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Assists with laboratory clerical work.
Answers phones, receives specimens and performs preanalytical preparation for samples including send-outs.
Coordinates and actively enhances laboratory workflow by loading instruments, setting up plates, and performing waived testing per laboratory procedures.
Performs pending log resolution.
Calls critical values to actionable care providers.
Performs other related duties as assigned.