Laboratory Assistant,- FT- Nights-Outreach Lab

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX is seeking a Laboratory Assistant for nights in Outreach Lab. You will handle phlebotomy, specimen processing, and reporting under supervision.

The role requires a high school diploma and preferred experience in a medical setting. Tasks include maintaining supplies, data entry, and ensuring timely test processing.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy and related laboratory procedures.
• Experience with laboratory information systems (LIS).
• Accurate data entry and reporting.
• Detail oriented with good documentation.

Responsibilities

• Performs phlebotomy and routine chemical, bacteriological, serological, and hematological procedures.
• Venipuncture on patients as requested by medical staff.
• Logs specimens and enters test results in the lab system.
• Monitors pending functions to ensure specimens are processed.
• Stocks supplies, sterilizes instruments, and prepares equipment.
• Attends department meetings and completes mandatory training.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Venipuncture

LIS software

Data entry

Detail oriented

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Laboratory Assistant,- FT- Nights-Outreach Lab - 20136

US:TX:Edinburg | LABORATORY | Full Time

Posted 2 months ago

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY

A Laboratory Assistant is responsible for the proper collection and processing of laboratory specimens under the task direction of the laboratory supervisor, senior technologist and/or lead lab assistant. The individual is expected to be competent in the use of the laboratory information system, to assist in the handling of test reports (i.e., filing, distributing) and to maintain supplies associated with assigned duties.

POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

• One (1) year of experience in a medical field preferred.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES

• Performs phlebotomy and a variety of other routine chemical, bacteriological, serological, and hematological procedures in accordance with standard policy and procedure guidelines.
• Performs venipuncture on patients in a timely manner as requested by the medical staff.
• Performs analysis or other evaluation in accordance with PMCC, CLIA and OSHA established standards.
• Monitor pending functions daily to ensure all collected specimens have been processed
• Conducts other designated laboratory testing.
• Orders and stocks supplies, sterilizes instruments, and prepares equipment in the work area.
• Logs patient specimens and enters test results on forms or in computer.
• Must be detailed oriented for data entry into the Web MD Outreach and other Piedmont Lab software systems.
• Collects data, prepares reports, answers correspondence, and compiles statistics as directed. Closing out with reports, check on reports not received and do follow-up.
• Do add-ons.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Process stats, coagulation and other time sensitive specimens immediately
• Ensures that the lab is clean and well-stocked at all times.
• Good work ethic, responsible, self-starter, team player with the ability to multi-task.
• Attend department and facility meetings as well as applicable in-service education programs
• Responsible for reading and complying with information communicated in weekly laboratory newsletters
• Complete all mandatory training, policy/procedure review and competency requirements

Other duties as assigned.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES

(Chain-of-command)

1. Vice President of Reference Lab 2. Senior Executive Vice President

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA)

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:

Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Pulling hand over hand

Pushing

Repeated bending

Stooping/Bending

Reaching above shoulder

Climbing Stairs

Climbing Ladders

Dual simultaneous grasping

Depth Perceptions needed

Ability to see

Identify Colors

Operating office equipment

Operating mechanical equipment

Ability to read and write

Ability to Count

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Operating Personal Vehicle

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Other: Ability to deal with stress

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to catch on or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to visualize objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________