Lab Associate II

Sutter Health•Livermore, CA

3d•$36 - $50

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 and assigns them to the appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow. It also performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens. The position completes quality-related tasks such as documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. It operates or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment and follows applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect privacy and safety and support optimal patient care.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
One year of recent relevant experience.
Advanced knowledge of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering laboratory testing and handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted for analysis.
Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks.
Ability to organize and prioritize work for completion within expected timeframes.
Ability to manage workflow, including volume fluctuations, unexpected equipment or information-system problems, shift hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, pending logs, and priority assignments.
Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
Critical-thinking skills and sound decision-making.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures related to patient privacy and safety.
Ability to collaborate and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Receive, sort, and accession specimens for laboratory testing.
Assign specimens to the appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow.
Perform basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens.
Document work and complete other 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 ensure patient privacy and safety.