Physician Office Lab Assistant

Advocate Health; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks an on-site laboratory technician to support clinical testing processes in a fast-paced environment. You will prioritize urgent tests, prepare specimens, verify patient IDs, and ensure accurate requisitions before analysis.

The role includes equipment use and maintenance, documenting quality controls, and basic troubleshooting. Responsibilities also involve calculating and reporting results, identifying critical values, and ensuring timely communication to clinicians.

Qualifications

• Moderate complexity lab testing experience preferred.
• Phlebotomy training or certification preferred.
• Ability to work with physicians and teammates in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Assesses urgency of tests to prioritize tasks.
• Prepares specimens and verifies patient identification and requisitions before testing.
• Uses and maintains lab equipment, documents quality controls, and performs basic troubleshooting.
• Calculates, reports and records test results; analyzes for critical values and communicates promptly.
• Oversees quality assessment activities and documents issues and resolutions.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Laboratory testing

Quality control

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Essential Functions

• Assesses the urgency of a test and uses this assessment to prioritize the order in which tasks are performed.
• Prepares specimens for testing, verifies patient identification on samples and test requisitions before testing, and applies rules of specimen rejection and arranges for recollection.
• Uses and maintains equipment and instruments used in test performance, documents quality controls, performs minor troubleshooting, and maintains cleanliness of work area.
• Prepares reagents as required for test performance.
• Calculates, reports, and records test results. Analyzes results for critical values and reports results immediately.
• Oversees/participates in Quality Assessment activities and documentation of problem recognition and resolution.

Physical Requirements

Works in an environment interacting with physicians and other healthcare teammates. Works in an area that contains biohazardous (infectious) materials along with chemical, fire and mechanical hazards. Requires full range if body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye to hand coordination. Frequent walking, sitting, bending and standing for extended periods of time. Lifts and carries items up to 25 pounds. Requires visual acuity and normal color perception.

Education, Experience and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED with experience performing moderately complex laboratory testing required. Performing complete blood counts and clinical training in the areas of phlebotomy, medical office assisting, nursing and radiology preferred.