Clinical Lab Assistant

12800 LDS Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PEAK Tuition Support

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Development

Job summary

Intermountain Health LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City is seeking a caregiver to join a dynamic laboratory team, supporting patient care and specimen handling, working closely with doctors, nurses and medical laboratory scientists. This role uses EMR/LIS to place orders, receive specimens, route and label samples, and communicate results.

It also provides clerical and customer service support, answers calls, dispatches couriers, and helps train new associates, with an hourly wage range listed and a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, healthcare related program in progress.
• Preferred: Previous experience in healthcare and/or clinical laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Uses EMR/LIS to place orders, receive and route specimens, track and label samples.
• Provides clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department.
• Answers phones and provides information to nursing floor, physicians, office staff, couriers and patients.
• Dispatches couriers as required.
• Communicates test results and reports to nursing units or physician offices.
• 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

Healthcare related program in progress

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. What does it mean to be a caregiver with Intermountain? Check out this video and learn more and discover the “Power of We.”

Job Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: 10:00am-6:30pm, Saturday & Sundays plus one weekday 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.

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. Typically 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

Intermountain Health LDS Hospital Work City: Salt Lake City Work State: Utah. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24.

Hourly Rate

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $18.94 - $24.62

Benefits

• We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
• Intermountain Health’s PEAK program supports caregivers in the pursuit of their education goals and career aspirations by providing up-front tuition coverage paid directly to the academic institution.
• The program offers 100+ learning options to choose from, including undergraduate studies, high school diplomas, and professional skills and certificates.
• Caregivers are eligible to participate in PEAK on day 1 of employment.
• Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Recruitment Technology

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Company Overview

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

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