Lab Assistant

TridentCare; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

TridentCare in Irvine, CA is seeking a dedicated laboratory support professional to join our team as a phlebotomy/lab processing associate. This full-time role involves accurate specimen handling, requisition documentation, and coordination with reference labs.

The position requires a High School Diploma with training in specimen collection. You will work in a clinical lab environment with strict PPE and safety standards, contributing to reliable test results.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; training in specimen collection may be required.
• Knowledge of specimen collection appropriate to the test ordered.
• Awareness of factors that influence test results.
• Knowledge of medical laboratory terminology is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Mark locations of testing on requisitions upon specimen arrival.
• Ensure correct specimen is collected and proper tube types are recorded.
• Fill in patient name, date/time of collection, phlebotomist number on requisition; place bar codes on specimens.
• Inform facility and complete paperwork for redraws due to issues with tests or requisitions.
• Take redraw orders from CLS when specimen unsuitable for testing.
• Scan patient requisitions into Filebound.
• Centrifuge specimens properly for required testing.
• Route in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
• Route reference lab specimens to the reference lab desk for TRK Sendout Manifest.
• Prepare reference lab coolers with paperwork per Biological Substances guidelines.
• Copy requisitions for local reference labs with DL account numbers and tests clearly marked.
• Notify Dispatch for transfer if cooler is sent to airport or courier is needed.
• Regularly review in-house testing areas to store specimens for future tests.
• Wear proper PPE at all times to protect personnel.

Skills

Specimen collection

Medical terminology

Quality control

PPE procedures

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $18 USD to $20 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Laboratory
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: LABAS031242

Description

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Upon specimen arrival, properly marks the location of testing for each ordered test on the accompanying requisition.
• Ensures that the correct specimen is collected for each test ordered, and that the tube types submitted are written in the left margin of the requisition.
• Ensures that the patient’s full name, date/time of collection, and phlebotomist’ number are filled in on the requisition, and that the specimen bar codes (with appropriate letter prefix) are placed on all patient specimens.
• Responsible for informing a facility, and filling out appropriate paperwork, if a redraw is needed due to: PT & PTT that are QNS; missing or incorrectly spelled name on requisition or specimen; mislabeled accession number and/or name; specimen not received
• Taking a redraw order from a CLS if any specimen is unsuitable for the test ordered, due to the integrity, quantity and/or suitability of the specimen for the lab test required.
• Ensures that all patient requisitions are scanned into the Filebound program.
• Properly centrifuges all appropriate specimens for correct times to insure adequate serum or plasma for required testing.
• Routes in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
• Routes reference lab specimens, with a copy of the requisition, to the reference lab desk for inclusion into the TRK Sendout Manifest for the Burbank lab.
• Prepares reference lab coolers correctly, with proper paperwork, and according to federal guidelines for “Biological Substances – Category B.”
• Prepares a copy of the DL requisition for any local reference lab with the DL account number, and tests to be done by this lab clearly marked.
• Whether a cooler is sent to the airport or a courier must be sent to a local reference lab, Dispatch must be notified for the transfer.
• Regularly reviews in-house testing areas for completed specimens so they can electronically store them for any future add-on tests or repeats.
• Proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times to protect the processor from any infectious material.

SKILLS|EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and minimum of 2 months of training in specimen collection if no prior experience noted.
• Proper knowledge of specimen collection appropriate to the test ordered, i.e., requirements for lab test(s)
• Awareness of the factors that influence test results
• Knowledge of medical (laboratory) terminology helpful

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