Lab Assistant - Full Time

WASHOE BARTON MEDICAL CLINIC•Gardnerville, NV

13h

About The Position

The Lab Assistant draws blood, collects specimens, and performs EKGs on patients. The assistant processes specimens, including accessioning them in the LIS, organizes and delivers laboratory reports, files reports and requisitions, restocks and cleans laboratory areas, and answers the phone and front window. These duties help maintain a smooth workflow for laboratory technologists. Job responsibilities 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 the State of Nevada. The role includes processing and preparing laboratory samples, obtaining properly identified blood, urine, and other clinical specimens, and entering laboratory orders into the LIS. The assistant must follow the two-patient-identifier policy and maintain equipment, specimen-processing areas, and drawing areas in a clean, neat, and orderly manner. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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.
Comply with Section 652.450 of the Nevada Administrative Code and applicable Nevada 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, and deliver samples 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 LIS functions to look up, fax, and print results; track specimens; and review call and pending lists.
Organize, check off, and deliver laboratory reports; file reports and requisitions.
Maintain equipment, specimen-processing areas, and drawing areas in a clean, neat, and orderly manner.
Restock and clean laboratory areas as needed.
Answer the phone and front window.
Be familiar with procedures in the procedures manual.
Perform other duties as needed to support laboratory workflow.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage, plus a flexible spending account, for eligible employees.
Vanguard 401(k) with employer match.
Employer-paid Care Flight membership for the employee's household for full-time employees.
Employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
Supplemental insurance, including critical illness, accident, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
Earned time off, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Nevada 529 College Fund.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employer-paid credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Tuition reimbursement, Clinical Ladder, and HRSA Loan Repayment Program for qualifying positions.
Priority childcare enrollment with the Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada.
Paid volunteer hours.
No state income tax.