Laboratory Technician Assistant 2

Socket.dev; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Inova Schar Cancer Institute is seeking a dedicated Laboratory Technician Assistant 2 PSC to join the team in Fairfax, VA. The role is full-time, day shift, Monday–Friday 7:30am–4:00pm with occasional rotating Saturday 7:00am–5:00pm.

Inova offers a safety-focused environment with strong patient care and professional development opportunities. The team emphasizes collaboration with physicians, staff, and leadership to maintain quality and compliance in all laboratory processes.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent; completion of Phlebotomy training or allied health program (e.g., Medical Assistant, Medical Lab Technician, or Medical Technologist).
• Experience: 1 year in a Patient Service Center environment or 6 months in an Inova PSC; can be satisfied by completing Inova Phlebotomy School.
• Certification: Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Accurately manages specimen preparation, storage, and packaging for transport per Lab protocols.
• Communicates effectively with Inova coworkers, physicians, staff, and leadership to optimize performance.
• Performs patient registration/billing/test order procedures for correct testing, reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Performs proper and timely specimen collection and accurate labeling according to Inova policy.
• Delivers excellent patient and customer service using AIDET principles and ensures correct, high-quality information and specimen collection.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Inova Central Lab is looking for a dedicatedLaboratory Technician Assistant2 PSC (LTA 2 PSC) to join the team located at Inova Schar Cancer Institute 8081 Innovation Park Dr, Fairfax VA 22031: Full time, Day Shift, Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm with occasional rotating Saturday shift 7:00am to 5:00pm.

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.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!

Laboratory Technician Assistant 2 PSC Job Responsibilities:

• Accurately manages specimen preparation steps, storage, and packaging for transport of specimens according to Lab protocols preserving specimen integrity and quality that effects laboratory testing.

• Communicates effectively and works cooperatively with others (Inova coworkers; physicians, physician office administration and staff; care facility staff and leadership, government facility staff and leaders) to optimize job performance and foster working relationships.

• Performs patient registration/billing/test order procedures accurately and efficiently to ensure correct testing, reporting, billing and regulatory compliance.

• This role performs proper and timely specimen collection and accurately labels all specimens according to Inova policy.

• Provides excellent patient and customer service by using AIDET principles and assuring the correctness and quality of technical information and directions provided to customers is appropriate and performs proper and timely specimen collection by confirming patient, collecting specimens in proper tubes, utilizing venipuncture/capillary techniques, and accurately labeling the specimens to ensure accurate patient results.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent. Completion of Phlebotomy training required; completion certificate from a Phlebotomy program or another Allied Health training program, such as Medical Assistant, Medical Lab Technician or Medical Technologist.

• Experience: 1 year of experience in a Patient Service Center environment or at least 6 months in an Inova Patient Service Center. This requirement can also be met by successfully completing the Inova Phlebotomy School

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

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.