Clinical Lab Assistant: Patient Care & Specimen Flow

Intermountain Health; Logan (UT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital is seeking a caregiver for a clinical laboratory setting that supports laboratory organization and patient care. The role involves ordering and preparing patient samples, delivering specimens to testing facilities, and collaborating with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists.

You will gain hands-on experience, assist in training new associates, and handle clerical tasks while maintaining stock and ensuring smooth lab operations.

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.

Responsibilities

• Uses Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive specimens, route specimens, track specimens, store specimens, label specimens using 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, electronically or in print, to providers, nurses, medical assistants, physician’s assistants or others within 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

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, healthcare related program in progress

Previous healthcare and/or clinical laboratory experience

Job description

Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital is seeking a caregiver for a clinical laboratory setting that supports laboratory organization and patient care. The role involves ordering and preparing patient samples, delivering specimens to testing facilities, and collaborating with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists.

You will gain hands-on experience, assist in training new associates, and handle clerical tasks while maintaining stock and ensuring smooth lab operations.