Lab Assistant - Full Time

WASHOE BARTON MEDICAL CLINIC•Gardnerville, NV

About The Position

The Lab Assistant draws blood, collects specimens, and performs EKGs on patients. The role processes specimens, including accessioning them in the laboratory information system (LIS), and supports laboratory workflow by organizing, checking off, delivering, and filing laboratory reports and requisitions. The assistant also restocks and cleans laboratory areas, answers the phone and front window, and performs other duties as needed. Duties and procedures must comply with Section 652.450 of the Nevada Administrative Code and applicable Nevada health licensing requirements. The employee must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a Laboratory Assistant in Nevada. The assistant must be familiar with laboratory procedures, maintain equipment and work areas in clean and orderly condition, and process laboratory samples for delivery to the clinical laboratory or shipment to other laboratories. Duties include logging and preparing gross tissue samples for shipment to a pathologist and obtaining properly identified blood, urine, and other clinical specimens while adhering to the two-patient-identifier policy. The position also enters laboratory orders accurately and promptly and uses the LIS to look up, fax, and print results, track specimens, and review call and pending lists. This is a full-time position scheduled Tuesday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The role is clinical ladder eligible.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Laboratory Assistant with the Nevada Division of Public Health; licensure must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
American Heart Association BLS certification required, or must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Attention to detail.
Compliance with Section 652.450 of the Nevada Administrative Code and applicable Nevada health licensing requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous medical terminology experience.
Previous computer and data-entry experience.
Previous experience working in a hospital or customer service setting.

Responsibilities

Draw blood, collect specimens, and perform EKGs on patients.
Process specimens, including accessioning them in the LIS.
Organize, check off, deliver, and file laboratory reports and requisitions.
Restock and clean laboratory areas as needed.
Answer the phone and front window and perform other duties as needed.
Follow laboratory procedures and applicable Nevada regulations.
Maintain equipment, specimen processing areas, and drawing areas in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
Process laboratory samples and deliver them to the clinical laboratory.
Prepare specimens for shipment to other laboratories as appropriate.
Log and process gross tissue samples for shipment to a pathologist.
Obtain blood, urine, and other clinical specimens and ensure samples are acceptable and properly identified.
Follow the two-patient-identifier policy.
Enter laboratory orders into the LIS correctly and promptly.
Use the LIS to look up, fax, and print results; track specimens; and review call and pending lists.
Support smooth workflow for laboratory technologists.

Benefits

Medical insurance through Hometown Health.
Vision insurance through EyeMed.
Dental insurance through Guardian Dental.
Flexible Spending Account.
Vanguard 401(k) with employer match.
Employer-paid Care Flight membership for the household for full-time employees.
Employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
Supplemental insurance options, including critical illness, accident, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
Earned Time Off and sick leave.
Paid holidays.
Nevada 529 College Fund.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employer-paid credit monitoring and identity theft protection through CyberScout.
Tuition reimbursement.
Clinical Ladder.
HRSA Loan Repayment Program for qualifying positions.
Priority childcare enrollment with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada for children ages 9 months and older.
Paid volunteer hours.