Lab Assistant-Outreach

Sarah Bush Lincoln•Mattoon, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Assistant is responsible for performing phlebotomy, point of care testing, and patient registration for Outreach clients. This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours a week. The role involves auditing charts at client sites to ensure all ordered tests are completed and have results. Responsibilities include collecting throat, nasal, nasopharyngeal swabs, and urine/alcohol samples for drug screening. The assistant will label and package specimens, maintain good client relations with patients and staff at long-term care facilities or provider offices, and keep patient and client records. The role also requires maintaining neat and orderly work areas, cleaning and decontaminating counters and drawing stations on every shift, and emptying sharps disposal containers. The Lab Assistant obtains diagnosis information, performs and documents point of care testing and quality control, maintains and cleans centrifuges, and performs venipuncture and capillary puncture using appropriate procedures. They will also read and document daily temperature logs, register patients and order tests in the Laboratory Information System(s), schedule tests, manage supply inventory, and utilize safety tools for patient identification and specimen labeling. Additionally, the assistant works with facility staff to correct discrepancies in orders, insurance information, or diagnosis codes.

Requirements

High school diploma
BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)

Responsibilities

Audits charts at client sites to ensure that all provider ordered tests are completed at the scheduled times.
Ensures that all ordered tests have completed results on the patient’s chart.
Collects throat, nasal, and nasopharyngeal swabs using appropriate procedures and supplies.
Collects urine and/or alcohol for non-chain-of-custody drug screen testing.
Labels tubes/containers; may package specimens for courier pick-up.
Maintains good client relations with patients and staff at long term care facilities or provider office.
Maintains records of the patients and clients served.
Maintains work areas in a neat and orderly fashion; cleans, decontaminates counters and drawing stations on every shift, and empties sharps disposal containers.
Obtains diagnosis information from the provider for each test ordered and documents on lab order.
Performs and documents point of care test quality control as appropriate and performs patient point of care testing.
Performs maintenance and daily cleaning on centrifuges.
Performs phlebotomy techniques – via venipuncture and capillary puncture – using appropriate procedures and supplies including site selection, order of draw, and test requirements.
Reads and documents daily temperature logs.
Registers patients and orders tests in the Laboratory Information System(s).
Schedules tests to be drawn and completed.
Takes inventory and restocks supplies
Utilizes safety tools for patient identification and specimen labeling, including verbal interaction with patients/family and/or staff (provider offices and long-term care facilities) to validate and verify accuracy of information.
Works with staff at long term care facility or provider office to correct discrepancies with orders, insurance information or diagnosis codes.