Laboratory Assistant Technical
About The Position
St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital offers the latest technology and treatments for residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery. Our recently opened Family Birthing Center offers incomparable care and amenities in a spa-like environment to provide a VIP—Very Important Pregnancy—experience. Since 2008, our experienced doctors, nurses, and support staff have provided expert care to support our community. Job Summary / PurposePrimarily works in the lab technical departments. Assists with technical procedures within regulatory guidelines. Assists with telephone calls and other departmental clerical duties. If allowed by local and state regulations, may perform CLIA-waived and moderate complex testing as necessary for the dept organization. May also perform phlebotomy support.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Excellent customer service and time management skills
Nice To Haves
- Phlebotomy program certificate
- Lab Assistant Program certification
- 6 months experience in an acute care facility
Responsibilities
- Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
- Receives and prepares various specimens for analysis.
- Properly labels and aliquots.
- Performs department specimen intake, processing and organization for the technical testing area.
- Performs department support functions, ie culture plating, histology staining, specimen loading on instruments depending upon department needs and organization.
- Reviews pending test lists to assist with department turnaround time.
- Assists in solving problems, investigates specimen issues and customer inquiries.
- Provides information regarding specimen and testing status as appropriate.
- Monitors and stocks department supplies and reagents.
- Logs reagents and supplies, following department protocols.
- Performs and documents calibrations linearity, and/or instrument comparisons under the direction of medical technologist/technician.
- Performs routine equipment maintenance and maintains records.
- Displays competency operating, trouble-shooting and maintaining equipment.
- May perform phlebotomy. Follows blood collection procedures, performs venous and capillary punctures on all age groups of inpatient and outpatient populations, including blood bank collections. Utilizes appropriate collection techniques to obtain quality samples and adheres to appropriate volume requirements.
- As allowed by local and state regulations, may perform CLIA waived and moderately complex laboratory testing following written technical policies and procedures.
- Evaluates and releases test results under the direction of a Clinical Lab Scientist.
- Evaluates result validity considering quality control results, instrument performance, specimen integrity and prior patient results.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
