Laboratory Assistant: Specimen Collection & Processing

Sioux Center Health; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 53,726,000 - 70,202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1

5% retirement matching

Career development and mentorship

Job summary

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD is seeking a dedicated LABORATORY ASSISTANT to join its clinical team. You will collect blood and other specimens, label and transport samples, and help process tests according to established standards and lean principles.

Responsibilities include patient registration data entry, handling routine test orders, and performing selected point-of-care testing while maintaining accurate records and supplies.

Qualifications

• Visual acuity and ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in a team environment and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Collects blood and other specimens from patients according to established procedures.
• Labels, transports or stores collected specimens as directed following Lean Principles.
• Processes specimens including centrifuging, measuring, storing and distributing to testing areas or reference labs.
• Completes patient registration and enters test orders into the data system.
• Identifies/resolves routine specimen or test order issues for campus specimens.
• Interprets inpatient/outpatient test orders to determine collection timing and specimen types.
• Performs point-of-care testing according to standards.
• Maintains records and supplies to comply with regulatory agencies.

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

Job description

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD is seeking a dedicated LABORATORY ASSISTANT to join its clinical team. You will collect blood and other specimens, label and transport samples, and help process tests according to established standards and lean principles.

Responsibilities include patient registration data entry, handling routine test orders, and performing selected point-of-care testing while maintaining accurate records and supplies.