Lab Assistant

Tfhd; Truckee, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Hospital seeks a Laboratory Assistant to support patient processing, specimen handling, and data entry in a fast-paced clinical laboratory.

Responsibilities include verifying patient information, entering orders, processing specimens, assisting with phlebotomy, and maintaining supplies; team-based environment with strict competency requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Minimum CPT1 (California: Phlebotomy Technician) or higher.
• Previous phlebotomy experience required.
• Meets venipuncture requirements per CA rules.
• California work experience preferred; knowledge of medical terminology helpful.

Responsibilities

• Verifies accuracy of patient registration information in computer.
• Prioritizes and enters orders.
• Receives and processes all requests for laboratory orders, results and reports; enters and retrieves data.
• Answers telephones and routes calls as appropriate.
• Processes and packages specimens for delivery to laboratories.
• Review pending logs and reports every shift.
• May perform Evidential Breath Testing (EBT).
• Maintains department supplies; notifies supervisor when stock is low.
• Cleans glassware and supports general lab operations.
• May transport specimens to other locations.
• May perform document scanning into the EMR.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data entry

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

Customer service

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following list of job duties fall within the scope of the laboratory assistant. Staff only perform the job duties for which they have completed initial and annual competency assessments. All lab assistants do not perform all functions listed.

• Verifies the accuracy of patient registration information in computer.
• Prioritizes and enters orders.
• Receives and processes all requests for laboratory orders, results and reports. Enters and retrieves data from computer system.
• Answers telephones and routes calls as appropriate.
• Processes and packages specimens as required for delivery to main laboratory and/or reference laboratories.
• Review pending logs and reports every shift.
• Performs legal drug collection.
• Inventories and maintains department supplies. Notifies Supervisor of supply needs when stock is low.
• Cleans glassware from all areas of the laboratory.
• May perform Evidential Breath Testing (EBT).
• May perform registrations using procedure specified in training.
• May set up microbiology cultures.
• May need to transport specimens to other locations.
• May perform document scanning into the electronic medical record.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licenses, Certifications

Minimum CPT1 (California: Phlebotomy Technician) or higher. Tahoe Forest Hospital Laboratory Assistants are also needed to cover events at the Incline Village Community Hospital. In these cases, the staff that are scheduled at that location are licensed by the State of Nevada and meet all requirements of the IVCH Lab Assistant Job Description.

Other Experience/Qualifications

Meets venipuncture requirements of the California Business and Professional Code and The California Administrative Code. Previous phlebotomy experience required. Experience in the State of California is preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.

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