Laboratory Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school education, GED, or equivalent.
• Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPTI) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor, per Adventist Health policy.
• Comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures.
• Receive required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Phlebotomy experience in an acute care environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood specimens using age-appropriate techniques, handle and transport laboratory specimens, and provide post-phlebotomy care to patients.
• Receive specimens and assess them against established acceptance criteria; take action according to protocol and escalate issues to licensed or certified personnel when needed.
• Handle and process varied specimen types while following protocols to maintain specimen integrity.
• Complete computerized patient registration and test-order entry tasks, and generate collection lists or labels as appropriate.
• Prepare and package specimens for transport to another Adventist Health facility or an outside reference laboratory, completing any required computer processing steps.
• Maintain adequate supplies in the work area or on the phlebotomy cart.
• Complete required records and basic documentation of pre-analytic, post-analytic, and quality-related work.
• Support laboratory workflow by monitoring pending work, escalating priority work, locating specimens, and coordinating recollections.
• Verbally communicate released or reported results and route, distribute, or retransmit them.
• Store and retrieve specimens.
• Receive laboratory calls and assist callers or transfer calls to the appropriate laboratory section or person.
• Contact customers to clarify ambiguous, unclear, or duplicate test orders.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.