Laboratory Assistant

Prime Healthcare; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Encino Hospital Medical Center, a 150-bed acute-care facility in Encino, CA, seeks a Laboratory Assistant to perform clerical duties, phlebotomy, and specimen processing under CLIA and CA BPC guidelines. The role requires good communication, precision, and adherence to safety protocols.

Responsibilities include handling specimens across departments, assisting in quality control, and supporting lab operations.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Minimum 1-year clinical laboratory experience preferred.
• State Certified CPT I or CPT II where required.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs computer entry, filing, telephone communication and other clerical duties.
• Greet patients and visitors in a polite and friendly manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of laboratory test terminology and phlebotomy processes.
• Processes specimens across pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry and blood bank.
• Assists with instrument maintenance and quality control procedures as trained.

Skills

Communication skills

Clerical duties

Telephone etiquette

Patient greeting

Education

HS Diploma or Equivalent

State CPT I or CPT II

BCLS (AHA) certificate

Tools

Phlebotomy equipment

Job description

Overview

Encino Hospital Medical Center is a 150-bed state-of-the-art hospital located in Encino, California. Its multi-disciplinary staff consists of 330 physicians and 520 professional support staff. Encino Hospital Medical Center serves a diverse population and incorporates elements of urban and suburban medicine in a caring environment. It offers a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services. The hospital is consistently at the forefront in providing innovative and integrated healthcare. For more information, visit: www.encinomed.org

Responsibilities

The Laboratory Assistant will follow the guidelines set by CLIA, and the CA Business and Professions Codes (bpc: 1212, 1269). Unlicensed laboratory personnel (“aides”) may not, read, record, result, verify or interpret any laboratory test. Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform any test involving the quantitative measurement of specimen or reagent, or perform any mathematical calculation in determining a test result or validity of a test procedure. Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform instrument calibration or review quality control results to monitor the performance of the instrument or test procedure. Unlicensed personnel require direct and constant supervision by a CLS or other licensed person identified in bpc: 1269, during the entire time they are assisting in the analytical testing phase.

The Laboratory Assistant: 1) performs computer entry, filing, telephone communication and other clerical duties, 2) demonstrates good telephone etiquette and be able to greet patients and other visitors in a polite and friendly manner, 3) possesses good communication skills, 4) demonstrates adequate knowledge of the terminology of tests ordered in the laboratory, 5) demonstrates a good working knowledge of phlebotomy and the equipment used in collecting specimens from newborns to geriatric patients, 6) processes pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens, 7) processes specimens for reference laboratory, 8) stocks and orders routine supplies, 9) keeps storage areas, trays, centrifuges, and collection areas clean, 10) processes or places specimens on laboratory instruments in accordance with established policy and procedures, 11) with proper documented training the laboratory assistant may perform, instrument preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, assist in quality control procedures, perform, primary culture inoculations, stain slide preparations, and subculture from liquid media. 11) other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director, ie monitor, mail, fax, answer phone, inter departmental deliveries. Etc. 12) Assist in Pathology with training and eval. 13) Runner

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. HS Diploma or Equivalent required

2. Minimum 1-year clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions preferred

3. State Certified as CPT I or CPT II if the laboratory is located in a state where required.

4. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.

Pay Transparency

Encino Hospital Medical Center offers competitive compensation and the current compensation range for this role is $23.00 to $35.91. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

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