Laboratory Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education/experience.
• California Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I or II.
• Knowledge and practice of principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering laboratory tests, collecting blood specimens, interacting effectively with patients, and handling and processing biological specimens.
• Ability to perform duties and assigned tasks accurately, precisely, and reliably.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet expected timeframes.
• Ability to interact compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
• Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence and knowledge of applicable regulations and procedures concerning patient privacy and safety.
• Critical-thinking and decision-making skills, including the ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and outcomes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.

Nice To Haves

• One year of basic clinical laboratory and phlebotomy experience in a similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect blood specimens.
• Receive, handle, and process specimens for laboratory testing.
• Receive, sort, and accession specimens, assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows.
• Complete computerized patient registration and/or test order entry and specimen collection, receiving, and processing tasks.
• Perform basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing or retrieving specimens.
• Document work and maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
• Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
• Operate and/or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
• Respond appropriately to volume fluctuations, unexpected situations or equipment or information-system failures, shift hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending-work or priority assignments.
• Follow applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect patient privacy and safety.

Benefits

• Eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package.