Laboratory Assistant III- Main Campus East Urgent Care

Springfield Clinic; Springfield (IL); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Springfield Clinic is seeking a Laboratory Assistant III to perform urine microscopy, culture setup, and processing of bone marrow and other specimens. The role includes posting charges, assisting with inventory, and ensuring accurate specimen handling and reporting.

You will support multiple lab sections, answer phones, coordinate with physicians and patients, and adhere to HIPAA and safety policies while maintaining quality and efficiency in a busy clinical environment.

Qualifikationen

• High School diploma or GED required with documentation.
• Phlebotomy and medical lab experience needed.
• After six months, duties should be performed accurately.

Aufgaben

• PROCESSING - receiving specimens, ensure samples are present, aliquot as needed, send out for testing, manage add-on tests, mailings, and reportable levels to state health dept.
• ASSIST WITH BONE MARROW - collect supplies, assist physician, prepare smears and select tubes/media for tests.
• URINE MICROSCOPY - operate microscope, identify crystals/cellular structures, correlate results.
• MICROBIOLOGY - set up cultures, maintain identity, organize workflow.
• BILLING - post charges, review invoices, request credits, assist inventory/LIS coordination.
• Answer phones and contact patients or physician offices.
• Comply with Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to OSHA and Springfield Clinic training requirements.
• Provide excellent customer service and follow the SC Way.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Communication

Stamina

Ausbildung

High School diploma or GED

Jobbeschreibung

The Laboratory Assistant 3 is responsible for urine microscopy, setting up microbiology specimens, assisting in processing specimens from bone marrow, setting up and processing culture specimens as assigned, posting charges, reviewing bills and assisting with inventory as assigned.

Job Relationships

Reports to the Laboratory Manager or Lab Supervisor

Principal Responsibilities

• PROCESSING - responsible for receiving speciments, ensure all samples are present for testing requested, aliquot speciments when needed, sort or send out speciments for each department, process requests for add-on testing, handle Airborne and Federal Express mailings, and send out reportable test levels to State Public Health Department.
• ASSIST WITH BONE MARROW - Phlebotomist must be able to work quickly, confidently and not faint. Responsible for the collection of supplies and reagents and paperwork. Must have the dexterity to make smears, determine what tubes or media to be used for special testing and assist physician as needed.
• URINE MICROSCOPY - must be able to use a microscope, show competency in identifying crystals, cellular structures and correlate biochemical results with microscopy.
• MICROBIOLOGY - must be able to set up cultures, maintain identity accurately and organize work.
• BILLING - responsible for posting patient charges into the billing program, performing invoive review, requesting credits when necessary and assisting inventory clerk and LIS Coordinator as needed.
• Will answer phones and contact patients or physician offices.
• Comply with the Springfield Clinic incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Adhere to all OSHA and Springfield Clinic training & accomplishments as required per policy.
• Provide excellent customer service and adhere to SC Way customer service philosophy.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

• High School graduate or GED required and provide documentation.
• Must have previous phlebotomy and medical lab experience.
• After six (6) months of employment should be fully capable of performing job duties accurately and completely.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to multi-task and organize large volumes of work accurately.
• Must have good problem solving skills.
• Must be able to independently research questions and be able to communicate facts and ideas to other laboratories and clinic personnel.
• Must be able to handle heavy workloads, competing demands and stress well.
• Must be able to stand 90% of the time for an 8 hour work day.
• Must be able to lift occasional light load of 20 pounds.

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA2