Medical Technician - Beverly Hills

Atria Physician Practice New York PC • Beverly Hills, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an extraordinary opportunity to join our founding LA team. This position will work directly with clinical staff collecting samples to process and test in-office orders of waived and moderate complexity assays, interact with partner labs for send-out of high complexity testing, and maintain the laboratory with a focus on compliance and quality. The position is on-site during business hours on weekdays with occasional need for additional coverage due to clinical and business needs.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years in a clinical laboratory environment with experience in Hematology and Chemistry required.
• Experience with waived and moderate laboratory operations is desired.
• The ideal candidate has experience with phlebotomy and patient facing care as well as experience in laboratory processes such as accessioning, specimen processing, performing assays, and quality troubleshooting.
• Bachelor's degree in scientific field (Medical Technology, Biology, Chemistry, or other relevant field)
• Active California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license is required.
• 3+ years Laboratory experience in a combination of Point of Care and High Throughput environments.
• Must pass an approved certification exam such as: ASCP MLS/MT, Other CDPH-approved exams
• Excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with waived and moderate laboratory operations is desired.
• The ideal candidate has experience with phlebotomy and patient facing care as well as experience in laboratory processes such as accessioning, specimen processing, performing assays, and quality troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Receives, inspects, processes, transfers, and packs patient samples for laboratory testing, ensuring the highest quality of sample submission.
• Partners with the Clinical teams to provide feedback on the quality of sample submissions and the timing of operations/logistics to ensure that the best testing is performed and to minimize errors.
• Completes registration, documentation, and tracking of samples using Atria and vendor applications and platforms.
• Prepares specimens for sendout to reference labs, including spinning, aliquoting, labeling, stabilizing, and packing specimens, including reporting on the quality of samples and providing feedback to clinical staff for the need for recollection.
• Interacts with and coordinates logistics of package pickup, tracking, and delivery for submissions to partner labs.
• Performs Point of Care testing using a variety of laboratory assays and platforms, including the transmission of results to the patient chart and the communication of critical values to the patient’s care team.
• Maintain the laboratory environment and the laboratory equipment in a clean, safe, and compliant state.
• Perform accurate, legal and ethical documentation at all times.
• Ensures that submissions by clinical staff meet all regulatory requirements as well as Atria’s best practices and quality standards.
• Perform all activities to complete daily, weekly, and monthly logs to ensure continual compliance.
• Support and assist with quality initiatives.
• Assists with the ordering of medical, phlebotomy, and laboratory supplies.
• Is responsible for the tracking of inventory items used in lab workflows including.
• Coordinates with multiple departments for the receipt, invoicing, storage, and restocking of supplies in the lab, exam rooms, and clinical spaces.
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned, including some administrative tasks as needed.
• Expected to be punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts.
• Use communication skills with appropriate medical terminology.

Benefits

• Excellent health and wellness benefits, 100% paid by Atria effective date of hire
• Flexible Time Off
• 401k contributions and 4% match starting after 6 months
• Opportunity to participate in continuing medical education programs for maintenance of Continued Medical Education and CEUs for professional licensure
• Fitness Perks including Wellhub +
• Time to give back and make an impact in underserved communities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees