Laboratory Assistant

La Familia Medical Center LLC; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Personal days

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Health Savings Account

Job summary

La Familia Medical Center in Santa Fe, NM seeks a Laboratory Assistant to support physicians and staff with laboratories, phlebotomy, and specimen processing. The role entails handling requests, maintaining logs, and ensuring timely reporting of results.

Under the supervision of the Lab Supervisor, you will perform waived lab testing, collect specimens, and help maintain equipment while contributing to a patient-centered care environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with graduation from a technical school in Laboratory Assistant/Aide or equivalent.
• Six months related experience preferred, or equivalent combination of education and training.

Responsibilities

• Performs laboratory operations with quality control to support diagnosis and treatment.
• Maintains logs, inventories, and distributes laboratory supplies and equipment.
• Performs venipuncture and phlebotomy; records results in patient records.
• Receives and logs laboratory requests; matches results with requests and maintains audit logs.
• Performs routine maintenance on analyzers and equipment and troubleshoots issues.
• Calls patients to schedule blood draws and follow-up testing as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

Laboratory operations

Quality control

Education

High school diploma or GED + technical school certification

Job description

We seek professionals who want to make a difference in community health. Our staff has served the Santa Fe area for over 50 years. We look for individuals who are passionate about making a measurable difference. Whether you are a provider, a nurse, or a member of our support staff, your work helps us build a healthier future for the entire community.

Why Work With Us?

We take great care of the people who take care of our community. We offer a supportive, team-based environment designed for long-term retention and personal fulfillment.

Explore our open positions to find where your talents can do the most good. We are always looking for compassionate professionals to join our family.

Position:Laboratory Assistant

Location: Santa Fe, NM

Job Id:187-1

# of Openings:1

Laboratory Assistant
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Position Function Summary
Under the direction of the Lab Supervisor, the Laboratory Assistant provides laboratory, technical and support activities to physicians, midlevel practitioners, and medical support staff who provide direct patient care at La Familia Medical Center (LFMC).

• Performs and monitors laboratory operations to ensure quality control over analysis for diagnosis and treatment of patients, ensuring that laboratory testing systems and procedures provide quality laboratory services for patients.
• Inventories, orders, and distributes laboratory supplies and equipment as needed;
• Maintains a log and control system to minimize variances to workflows for speedier reports, and billing to patients and third parties;
• Receives and logs laboratory requests; matches laboratory results with laboratory requests, and maintains the log for audit;
• Records laboratory results for the provider and files laboratory results in patient medical record;
• Performs venipuncture, lab procedures and records the results of laboratory tests in the patient’s record;
• Performs waived laboratory testing as directed by a provider;
• Performs phlebotomy and complete specimen processing;
• Collects and labels specimens as requested by the provider; prepares specimens for analysis and completes requisition form/packages for pick-up as needed;
• Performs routine maintenance on all analyzers, centrifuges, and similar lab equipment, uses critical thinking skills to trouble shooting problems; contacts repair and maintenance services as appropriate;
• Calls patients to schedule blood draws, redraws and specimen re-testing;
• Follows up, according to LFMC procedure, on normal/abnormal patient testing done by LFMC & outside facilities, report findings in a timely manner to appropriate clinical staff, provide follow-up on diagnostic testing as indicated by provider.

Requirements
Education, Experience and Skills/Training

• High school graduate or GED certificate and graduation from a technical school with appropriate degree and/or certification such as Laboratory Assistant/Aide program. Six months related experience is preferred; OR any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Laboratory Manager or Chief Clinical Officer.

Leave Benefits

-Three (3) weeks of annual leave.

-up to two (2) weeks of annual sick leave

-eight (3) paid holidays

-three (3) paid personal days

accruals and holidays are prorated for part-time employees

Insurance Benefits

-Medical

-Vision

coverage available for staff and eligible family members, including domestic partners

-paid term life insurance

-paid short term disability

-optional life

-critical care

-medical and dependent care expense accounts

-health savings account

-ID Theft

-Legal

403(b) retirement savings plan (eligible for company match after 12 months of employment)

Bargaining Unit Position

Union:

Non-Union: X

La Familia offers opportunities for employment in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health education, and other support services. We are an equal opportunity employer.