Lab Associate II - Per Diem

Sutter Health•Livermore, CA

About The Position

The Lab Associate II performs duties related to receiving, handling, and processing specimens for laboratory testing. The role receives, sorts, and accessions specimens, assigning them to the appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows. It also performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens. The associate completes quality-related tasks such as documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. The role operates or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment and follows applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while supporting optimal patient care. This is a per diem/casual night-shift position, scheduled for 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Shifts are eight hours on variable days, with rotating weekends. The role is non-exempt and has zero weekly hours listed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of recent relevant experience.
Advanced knowledge of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment for ordering laboratory testing and handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted for analysis.
Ability to perform duties accurately, precisely, and reliably.
Ability to organize and prioritize duties to complete assignments within expected timeframes.
Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
Critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures related to patient privacy and safety.
Ability to work collaboratively and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.

Responsibilities

Receive, sort, and accession specimens, assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows.
Handle and process biological specimens for laboratory testing.
Perform basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens.
Document work and complete quality-related tasks.
Maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
Operate or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
Follow applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect patient privacy and safety.
Respond to fluctuations in volume, unexpected issues, shift hand-offs, STAT test orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending-work reviews.