Lab Assistant 1-Prn

Memorial Regional Health•Craig, CO

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Temporary Position from July through September. The compensation range is $21.41 to $30.58. This is a Non-Exempt Position. The role requires being a positive and supportive team member to staff members and the hospital, treating all customers in a professional, courteous, and prompt manner, and demonstrating a professional and caring attitude. Compliance with Departmental and Hospital Policies and Procedures and State/Federal Regulations is essential, including policies for infection control, HIPPA, safety, and risk management. The position involves completing required emergency planning drills, interacting with other departments for problem-solving and teamwork, and participating in interdepartmental process improvements and evaluations. Attending monthly staff meetings is required. The role serves as a liaison between the clinic and hospital labs and as a reference for nursing staff. Responsibilities include keeping supplies stocked and ordered, ensuring accurate patient demographics and tests are entered in the computer database, providing necessary instructions to customers for specimen collection, and answering the telephone. Proficiency in phlebotomy skills for all ages using appropriate collection devices is required. Duties include preparing specimens for shipment to reference labs, performing venipunctures and collecting blood cultures, collecting throat, nares, and nasopharyngeal samples, starting tests and obtaining specimens for glucose tolerance tests, performing drug and breath alcohol screens, and performing paternity collections. Participation in proficiency testing, calling critical values per department policy, and proficiency in performing and quality control for CLIA waived testing are also required. The role involves packing, unpacking, and receiving blood products, responding to Code Blue and Traumas, exhibiting proper use of two patient identifiers, and applying guidelines for age-appropriate and patient mental status. Daily quality control on Glucometer and proper disposal/changing of sharps containers are necessary. Reconciling DTC reports and performing other assigned duties are also part of the role. Organization-specific expectations include full commitment to the CHOICE values of MRH, representing the organization positively and professionally, establishing and maintaining effective communication, adhering to the MRH attire and dress code, exhibiting initiative and self-motivation, maintaining productivity, managing time effectively, completing annual education and training, actively participating in meetings, maintaining patient confidentiality, reporting to work punctually, contributing to performance improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and following infection control, safety, and risk management procedures.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Must successfully pass a background check.
Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and breath alcohol test (if applicable).
Must complete an Employee Health meeting prior to starting employment.
Phlebotomy certification.
One (1) year of phlebotomy experience.

Nice To Haves

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (or be obtained within ninety (90) days of hire).
Working knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison between the clinic and hospital labs and as a reference for nursing staff.
Keeps supplies stocked and ordered as needed.
Ensures accurate patient demographics and tests are entered in computer data base.
Provides necessary instructions to customers for specimen collection.
Answers telephone and assists caller as needed.
Proficient in phlebotomy skills for all ages using appropriate collection devices.
Prepares specimens to ship to reference labs.
Performs venipunctures and collects blood cultures.
Collects throat, nares, and nasopharyngeal samples.
Starts tests and obtains specimens for glucose tolerance tests.
Performs drug and breath alcohol screens.
Performs paternity collections.
Participates in proficiency testing.
Calls critical values per department policy.
Proficient in performing CLIA waived testing.
Proficient in performing quality control for CLIA waived testing.
Pack, unpack, and receive blood products.
Responds to Code Blue and Traumas.
Exhibits proper use of two patient identifiers.
Applies guidelines for age appropriate and patient mental status.
Performs quality control on Glucometer each day of use.
Disposes of and changes sharps containers.
Reconciles DTC reports.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Demonstrates full commitment to the CHOICE values of MRH and consistently represents the organization in a positive, professional manner.
Establishes and maintains effective verbal and written communication, fostering positive working relationships with patients, staff, and vendors.
Adheres to the MRH attire and dress code in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
Exhibits initiative and self-motivation; maintains a consistent level of productivity and manages time and responsibilities effectively.
Completes all required annual education, training, in-services, and licensure/certification updates; actively participates in departmental and organizational meetings or reviews meeting minutes as required.
Maintains strict patient confidentiality at all times.
Reports to work punctually and completes assigned duties within established timeframes.
Actively contributes to departmental and organization-wide performance improvement and continuous quality initiatives.
Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, maintaining adherence to departmental, hospital, state, and federal standards and policies.
Follows all infection control, safety, and risk management procedures to maintain a safe environment for patients, the public, and staff.