Laboratory Assistant I - 7/7-FT- Days

Baptist Health; Alabaster (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health seeks a dedicated professional for a laboratory role at Shelby Medical Center. Responsibilities include specimen processing, patient registration, and maintaining high-quality service standards. Candidates should have a high school diploma and ideally two years of relevant experience, with a preference for hospital phlebotomy experience in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Two years of laboratory or patient care experience.
• Current students in relevant science fields may substitute experience.
• Phlebotomy hospital experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen receiving and processing duties.
• Maintains department supplies and customer service.
• Trains staff and assists with laboratory maintenance.

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge of Specimen Collection

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalency

Job description

Position Summary

Baptist Health Shelby Hospital:

Since our beginning in 1959 with just 35 beds, Baptist Health Shelby Hospital has been delivering quality and compassionate care to our neighbors in the Alabaster community. Today, we are a 252-bed facility accredited by The Joint Commission. Our high-quality care combined with our full range of healthcare services and treatments means you can receive the care you need close to home. Baptist Health Shelby Hospital is a recognized leader in heart attack, heart failure and stroke, including Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission and Get With the Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement in Stroke from the American Heart Association. In addition to advanced cardiovascular services, our wide scope of care includes bariatrics; diagnostic imaging; emergency room care; gynecology; oncology; orthopedics; physical therapy; a sleep disorder center; surgical care, including minimally invasive robotic surgery; urology; and wound care.

Position Summary

Performs specimen receiving and processing duties, registers patients, enters orders in the computer system, centrifuge specimens, labels and aliquot samples, delivers to test site, stores samples, slides, blocks, etc.

SHIFT: Must have the ability to work 7 on /7 Off day shift - Wed - Tues 6am-430pm rotating departments.

Work Location:

Baptist Health

Shelby Medical Center

1000 1 St N

Alabaster, Alabama 35007

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Provides support in the areas of patient registration, third party reimbursement requirements and regulations.

• Maintains department supplies and customer supply orders.

• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection and handling requirements.

• Performs all departmental functions and has a thorough knowledge of hospital and laboratory information systems, to include downtime functions, specimen processing, transportation, billing, reference testing and scheduling.

• Maintains positive customer service relationships at all times and proactively responds to customer service issues.

• Processes pathology specimens as appropriate.

• Trains staff as required.

• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the department.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to work cooperatively with all team members and respond to customer phone calls.

• Assist in maintaining and cleaning of laboratory equipment, i.e., refrigerators, centrifuges.

• Follows the established policies and procedures to meet regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

• Responsible for maintaining an active role in the laboratory Quality Improvement Program.

• Maximizes productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability.

• Documents specimen quality issues.

• Adheres to infection control and safety practices and keeps a clean and organized work area.

• Maintains confidentiality of patient record, hospital and departmental matters at all times.

• Performs filing of reports and requisitions.

• Assists with charting and report distribution via telephone, fax, or as appropriate.

• Reads and understands a Physician’s laboratory test order.

• Schedules Pathologists, Histotechnicians or Transportation Reps as needed.

• Assists with bone marrow collection and processing.

• May perform phlebotomy as necessary (must have approved competency on file before completing).

Qualifications

Education/Training: High School Diploma or GED equivalency

Licensure/Certification: None.

Experience: Two (2) years of laboratory experience or patient care experience. Current student seeking higher educational degree or certification in a science field, such as nursing, medical technology, pre-med, or related clinical field may be substituted for up to two years of the requiredexperience.

Phlebotomist hospital experience HIGHLY preferred for this role.