CLS Assistant, Day Shift Full Time
About The Position
The CLS Assistant performs duties primarily in support of laboratory quality control and patient specimen analysis, as well as quality assurance tasks. The role operates, maintains, and performs basic troubleshooting of laboratory analyzers used for waived and moderate-complexity testing. It also collects blood specimens, interacts with patients of diverse ages and backgrounds, receives and processes specimens, and completes computerized tasks related to patient registration, test orders, specimen collection, receipt, and processing. The CLS Assistant performs basic post-analytic tasks such as distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens, provides workflow guidance to phlebotomists and laboratory assistants, and follows applicable regulations and procedures to protect privacy and safety and support patient care.
Requirements
- High school education, GED, or equivalent is required in California; preferred in Oregon and Hawaii.
- Phlebotomy Tech (CPT) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPTII) is required.
- AHA-BLS or ARC-BLS certification is required.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s/technical degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Two years of relevant clinical laboratory experience.
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) license.
Responsibilities
- Load quality control and patient specimens onto analyzers, complete analyzer startup and function checks, prepare reagents, and maintain on-board reagent stock.
- Collect blood specimens using age-appropriate techniques and provide post-phlebotomy care to patients.
- Complete patient registration and test-order entry in the laboratory information system, and generate collection lists and labels as appropriate.
- Receive and assess specimens for acceptability, process specimens for analysis, and follow protocols to preserve specimen integrity.
- Prepare or package specimens for transport to Adventist Health or outside reference laboratories and complete related tracking tasks.
- Communicate, route, distribute, and retransmit released or reported results; store and retrieve specimens.
- Operate basic pre-analytic and waived/moderate-complexity analytic laboratory equipment, and escalate equipment malfunctions according to protocol.
- Perform preventive maintenance and minor troubleshooting on laboratory analyzers.
- Monitor temperatures and other indicators of environmental and equipment functionality, and maintain adequate supplies in the work area or on the phlebotomy cart.
- Support laboratory workflow by monitoring pending work, escalating priority work, locating specimens, and coordinating recollections.
- Maintain required records and complete basic documentation of pre-analytic, analytic, post-analytic, and quality-related work.
- Guide laboratory assistants to support optimal workflow and rapid problem resolution.
- Answer or route incoming laboratory calls, clarify ambiguous, unclear, or duplicate test orders, and respond to patient questions within the scope of the role, escalating others as appropriate.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
