Clinical Lab Assistant

Intermountain Health; Murray (UT); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Swing shift

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join the central lab team in Murray, UT. The role involves assisting with specimen handling, clerical support, and patient care activities while collaborating with doctors, nurses, and laboratory staff to ensure accurate testing and timely results.

The position emphasizes hands-on experience with EMR/LIS, patient communication, and inventory management, with a swing shift and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Community college nursing/EMT/healthcare program in progress preferred.
• Previous healthcare or clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Uses EMR/LIS to place orders, receive and route specimens, and track lab samples.
• Provides clerical, administrative, and patient service support to department staff and clinicians.
• Communicates test results to nursing units and physician offices, electronically or on paper.
• Monitors and maintains supply inventory.
• Assists in training and orientation of new associates.

Skills

Computer literacy

Communication

Patient care

Laboratory operations

Regulatory requirements

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Community college program / nursing EMT or healthcare program in progress

Healthcare experience preferred

Tools

EMR/LIS systems

Job description

Job Description

Functions as part of a dynamic and engaging laboratory team in a professional setting. This position facilitates laboratory organization and patient care, working closely with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists. LA I’s are responsible for ordering and preparing patient samples, such as blood and other body fluids, and delivering 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.

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Job Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Swing Shift

Essential Functions

• Utilizes 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.
• 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.
• Communicates test results and/or other reports to nursing units/physician offices. This may be in electronic form or printed form. This may include communication to providers, nurses, medical assistants, physician’s assistants or others working within the units or offices.
• Monitors and maintains supply inventory.
• Assists in the training and orientation of new associates.

Skills

• Computer Literacy
• Communication
• Patient Care
• Laboratory Operations
• Regulatory Requirements
• Teamwork

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Required
• Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, healthcare related program in progress. Preferred.
• Previous experience in healthcare and/or clinical laboratory. Preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typical includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

Central Laboratory

Work City

Murray

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.94 - $24.62

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