Lab Assistant - Per Diem

Tfhd; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support laboratory safety and perform essential duties including venipuncture, EKGs, and specimen processing. The role involves clerical tasks, data entry, and ensuring accurate patient and order information within the EMR system.

Responsibilities include handling lab orders, processing specimens, maintaining supplies, and potentially transporting specimens between locations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or related entry-level experience.
• California CPT1 or higher phlebotomy certification required.
• Previous phlebotomy experience preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology helpful.

Responsibilities

• Verifies accuracy of patient information in the computer system.
• Prioritizes and enters orders, and routes calls as needed.
• Receives and processes laboratory orders and delivers data to the EMR.
• Performs venipuncture and collects specimens per protocol.
• Performs EKGs and may perform urine drug screens.
• Maintains supplies, cleans work areas, and notifies supervisor when stock is low.
• May transport specimens to other locations and assist with registrations.
• Demonstrates system values and complies with hospital policies.

Skills

Venipuncture

EKG

Specimen processing

Urine drug screen collections

Data entry

Inventory management

Glassware cleaning

Transport specimens

Document scanning

Education

High school diploma or GED

Phlebotomy Certification (CPT1 or higher)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Rate of Pay: $35.33/hour + DOE (Base Pay of $31.41/hour includes 12.5% per diem differential)

Summary

Laboratory Assistant utilizes universal precautions and appropriate laboratory safety practices and knowledge of laboratory science to perform a variety of technical and clerical duties and tasks. The Assistant performs duties such as venipuncture, EKG’s, specimen processing and urine drug screen collections.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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