Laboratory Technician Assistant 1

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical facilities

Retirement match

Free parking

Employee discounts

Job summary

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Technician Assistant 1 (PRN evenings) to join the team. The role involves obtaining, preparing, and packaging specimens for transport, and ensuring proper collection technique and documentation.

You will support accessioning, patient registration, and billing procedures to enable accurate testing and reporting. The position requires a High School diploma or GED and offers opportunities for ongoing training; Basic Life Support is required within 3

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Experience: No experience required.
• Certification: Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Obtains, prepares, and packages specimens for transport and QA evaluation.
• Provides containers and instructions for sample return; verifies collection technique and volume.
• Attends department meetings and completes required educational and skills reviews.
• Manages specimen accessioning and processing to ensure quality specimens for testing; handles special procedure specimens per policy.
• Registers patients and processes billing/test orders accurately to ensure proper testing, reporting and compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

BLS Certification

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Laboratory Technician Assistant 1

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Technician Assistant1 (LTA 1) to join the team. This role is PRN working evenings.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Inova PRN Benefits and Perks:

• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities


• Retirement benefits with match from day one


• Free Parking for all employees


• Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more

Laboratory Technician Assistant 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates understanding of and performs all procedures for obtaining, preparing, and packaging of specimens for transport; Evaluates specimen for acceptability per policy (volume, labeling, proper documentation for QA).


• Provides correct containers to patients with preservatives, when needed, as well as instructions for return of samples; Verifies collection technique, total volume, and correct.


• Participates in continuing educational requirements by attending meetings, responding to instructional e-mail, etc.; Attends 75% of all department meetings and reads minutes of 100% of staff meetings and communications; Completes Inova educational requirements and annual skills review by deadline.


• Manages specimen accessioning and processing accurately and efficiently to provide quality specimens for laboratory testing; Responsible for specimens collected by special procedure properly per facility policy (Irretrievable specimens, pathology specimens, 24 hour urine, cultures, chain of custody collections, Newborn Screens etc.).


• Obtains all proper documentation to establish correct patient identity; Performs patient registration/billing/test order procedures accurately and efficiently to ensure correct testing, reporting, billing and regulatory compliance; Accurately enters patient demographics, billing information, and test orders according to written physician order and information from customer insurance cards.


• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent


• Experience:No experience required


• Certification:Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire.

Preferred Qualification:

• Lab experience


• Work experience


• Phlebotomy