Lab Care Technician I

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

About Children’s Minnesota Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org . Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. Department Overview The laboratories at Children's Hospitals and Clinics are full service facilities that offer a complete spectrum of laboratory techniques for the evaluation of pediatric disorders. Laboratories are located on both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses and and provide services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Disciplines include Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Virology, Serology, Blood Bank, Immunology/Flow Cytometry, Histology and Pathology. Position Summary Performs blood collections in a safe, accurate and professional manner on all age groups and degrees of difficulty. Monitors patients for unexpected reactions and responds to emergency situations as required. Identifies, troubleshoots and resolves problems. Provides a variety of other services including but not limited to answering the telephone, customer service, scanning manual orders, glucose tolerance collection, sweat chloride collection, and waived laboratory testing. Responsible for specimen receipt, assessment, and pre-analytical processing services per written policies and procedures. Enters information and test orders into the laboratory computer system. Interacts with all patients, their families and employees in a pleasant, efficient and cooperative manner, exhibiting sensitivity to cultural differences. Mpls and St. Paul campus Hours: Start time: M-F (0500, 0530, 0800, and 0900); Saturday and Sunday: 0500 and 0530 Every third weekend 1.0 FTE

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Collects specimens using knowledge of laboratory techniques.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment to meet established turnaround times.
Possesses outstanding professional and positive customer service skills.
Must have excellent problem solving and follow-up skills.
Experience with healthcare computer information systems.
Solid knowledge of medical terminology.
Must be highly organized, efficient, and multifunctional, work independently and within a team.
Demonstrates forward thinking approach, continually looking for ways to improve processes, tools and resources to best serve the healthcare team and clients.
Ability to manage challenging situations in providing services to patients and families.
Ability to adapt, learn new skills, communicate effectively, and cope with stressful work situations.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certificate/license is not required, but preferred.
Associate degree preferred.
Experience as a phlebotomist or specimen processing tech in a hospital setting.
1-year pediatric phlebotomy experience and/or one year of experience in a pediatric clinical laboratory setting, and/or graduation from an accredited medical assistant or phlebotomy program.

Responsibilities

Performs blood collections in a safe, accurate and professional manner on all age groups and degrees of difficulty.
Monitors patients for unexpected reactions and responds to emergency situations as required.
Identifies, troubleshoots and resolves problems.
Provides a variety of other services including but not limited to answering the telephone, customer service, scanning manual orders, glucose tolerance collection, sweat chloride collection, and waived laboratory testing.
Responsible for specimen receipt, assessment, and pre-analytical processing services per written policies and procedures.
Enters information and test orders into the laboratory computer system.
Interacts with all patients, their families and employees in a pleasant, efficient and cooperative manner, exhibiting sensitivity to cultural differences.