Laboratory Assistant - Community Clinics

Hennepin Healthcare; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a part-time phlebotomy/clinical laboratory support staff member for the Community Clinics Labs. The role is 0.6 FTE and in-person, with shifts in the daytime between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

The position will float among Brooklyn Park, Clinic and Specialty Center Lab, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier, focusing on the Clinic and Specialty Center. Under supervision, you will collect and process specimens, enter data into LIS and EHR, and communicate

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED (or approved equivalent)
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted
• Preferred: phlebotomy certification or certification-eligible with a nationally accredited phlebotomy association
• Completion of biology or chemistry courses (10 quarter credits)
• Six months of experience in a clinical laboratory setting

Responsibilities

• Ambulatory (Community Clinics/CSC) – Assist with supplies and inventory
• Assist with training of new staff and students
• Collect specimens (venipuncture, capillary, urine) with proper patient identification
• Document collection in LIS and review orders in EHR
• Distribute specimens to reference lab and ensure proper labeling

Skills

Customer Service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

JOB DETAILS

Department: Community Clinics Labs FTE: 0.6 Shift(s): Days Shift Length: 8 hours Location: In-Person This part-time role will work days (start times will fall between 7AM and 10AM). This role will float between a variety of clinics: Brooklyn Park, Clinic and Specialty Center Lab, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier, with a focus on the Clinic and Specialty Center. Purpose of this position: Under general supervision, performs work that involves collecting and/or processing laboratory specimens, entering data into the electronic health record (EHR) and/or the laboratory information system (LIS). Interacts and communicates with patients, their families, and members of the healthcare team by using various communication tools in a timely and professional manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ambulatory (Community Clinics/CSC) – Assist in maintaining supplies and helping with inventory
• Assists with training of new staff members and students
• Perform standard procedures for the collection of laboratory samples including but not limited to:
• Patient identification
• Venipuncture collection
• Capillary collection
• Urine collection
• Documentation of collection in the Laboratory Information System (LIS)
• Review and release patient laboratory orders in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Review, order, and collect patient laboratory orders from an outside facility according to standard operating procedures
• Properly processes and distributes specimens following collection
• Explains collection processes and procedures to patients, customers, and their families
• Prepares specimens to send out to reference laboratory (HHS Main Campus), including properly labeling, aliquoting of specimens, and any associated LIS documentation (transfer lists)
• Prepares, performs, and documents select testing according to standard operating procedures for which they have received applicable training and supervisor approval to perform

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Qualifications:
• High school diploma or GED OR
• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Certified or certified-eligible with a nationally accredited phlebotomy association OR
• Completion of ten quarter credits of biology or chemistry college courses OR
• Six Months of experience in a clinical laboratory setting

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Customer Service skills