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Job description
Laboratory Assistant II
Functions as part of a dynamic and engaging laboratory team in a professional setting. This caregiver is an experienced Laboratory Assistant who may act as a Team Lead or Trainer and serves as a resource to other caregivers, clinicians, and patients. The Laboratory Assistant II will be responsible for heading special projects, to include research, continuous improvement, and product evaluations. This position also orders, prepares, and delivers specimens to the appropriate department or testing facility. Caregivers in this role will gain valuable experience and knowledge to help prepare them for workplace and career advancement. The Laboratory Assistant II (LA II) is an experienced Lab Assistant, with advanced knowledge of specimen processing in the clinical and/or pathology areas of the lab.
Job Specifics:
Part time - Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Benefits Eligible
Essential Functions
Advanced knowledge of Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive specimens, route specimens, track specimens, store specimens, label specimens using the appropriate policy and procedure, and query test results. This may also include researching and resolving problems.
Provides clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department. Answers phones and provides information to nursing floor and physicians, office staff, couriers and patients. Dispatch of couriers, as required.
Compassionately communicate procedures and instructions with patients, family members, and other caregivers and demonstrate empathy during every interaction. The Laboratory Assistant II may be responsible for deescalating stressful situations calmly and respectfully.
Monitors and maintains supply inventory. May track usage and place orders.
May perform waived testing
Competent to perform specimen collection using many different techniques such as venipuncture, capillary puncture, PIVO, and throat swab collections. These caregivers collect specimens from patients of various acuities, such as Outpatient, Emergency Department, and Inpatient – including newborns, patients in intensive care, and all other areas of the hospital.
Responsible for training and orientation of new caregivers.
Skills
Computer Literacy
Technical Writing
Laboratory Operations
Regulatory Requirements
Communication
Patient Care
Phlebotomy
Teamwork
Working Independently
Complex Problem Solving
Training and Mentoring
Clinical Staffing
Ability to work under pressure
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
Demonstrated experience as a Lab Assistant within a healthcare system.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience teaching concepts to others. Customer service experience.
Physical Requirements
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location: Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital
Work City: Wheat Ridge
Work State: Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$20.00 - $26.48
Worksite address
wheat ridge, CO, 80033, US
Who can apply
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