Hospital Assistant I- Lab Support Services- PT Day Shift

UC Irvine; California (MO); On-site; USD 43,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

UCI Health in California seeks a Laboratory Assistant to perform specimen processing and accessioning in the Main Lab. You will handle data entry, telephone reception, transporting specimens and printing lab reports.

The role requires one year of clinical lab experience, familiarity with hospital computer systems, strong English communication, and flexibility for weekends and varied shifts. This is a position within a premier academic health system.

Qualifications

• One year or more of clinical lab work experience or equivalent education.
• Ability to perform duties essential to the role.
• Experience with lab/hospital computer systems and software.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Proven data entry and retrieval skills on a computer.
• Ability to work weekends, and rotating shifts including evenings, nights, and holidays.
• Ability to maintain a pace appropriate to workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen processing and accessioning in the Main Lab.
• Handles data entry, telephone reception, transporting specimens, and printing lab reports.
• Reviews lab reports and assists with quality review and troubleshooting.

Skills

Clinical lab experience

Computer systems knowledge

English communication

Data entry & retrieval

Weekend/shift flexibility

Work pace management

Interpersonal relationships

General adaptability

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Who We Are

UCI Health is one of California’s largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary

Performs specimen processing and accessioning in the Central Processing area of the Main Lab. Main duties include computer data entry, telephone reception, transporting specimens and printing/delivering lab reports. Reviews lab reports and performs quality review and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications

What It Takes to be Successful

• One year of applicable clinical lab work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience


• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties


• Experience with lab/hospital computer systems and software


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English


• Demonstrated experience using a computer, including data entry and retrieval


• Ability to work weekends, and rotating shifts including evenings, nights and holidays


• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the organization

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions Of Employment

• Background Check and Live Scan


• Employment Misconduct*


• Legal Right to Work in the United States


• Vaccination Policies


• Smoking and Tobacco Policy


• Drug Free Environment


• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act


• E-Verify


• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [e-mail] or at [phone], Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization