Senior Clinical Laboratory Assistant

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Assistant for a full-time role in Las Vegas. The position involves scheduling, training, and coordinating other CLAs, performing waived testing, loading and maintaining instrumentation, and assisting in clinical departments as needed.

Candidate must hold a high school diploma with at least one year of lab assistant experience and must obtain the Nevada POC Testing Analyst license within eight months.

Qualifications

• High school diploma plus 1 year of lab assistant experience.
• Must obtain Nevada POC Testing Analyst license within 8 months; failure to licensure ends employment.
• Some positions may require Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per AHA.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, train and coordinate Clinical Laboratory Assistants and perform functions of a CL Assistant.
• Perform waived testing and load instrumentation; perform maintenance on instrumentation.
• Assist in clinical departments as directed by technical staff.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Training others

Customer service

Problem solving

Computer software

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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Position Summary:

Schedules, trains and coordinates other Clinical Laboratory Assistants as well as perform the functions of the Clinical Laboratory Assistant. Performs waived testing. Loads instrumentation, and performs maintenance functions for instrumentation. Assists in clinical department(s).

Education/Experience:

Equivalent to graduation from high school and one (1) year of experience as a lab assistant.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:

Must obtain valid State of Nevada license as a Point of Care Testing Analyst within eight (8) months of employment. Failure to obtain and/or maintain licensure will result in termination of employment. Some positions may require one or more of the following certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accepted by the American Heart Association (AHA)

• Three (3) years of recent documented Laboratory experience.
• Six (6) months of recent documented Specimen Processing experience.

Knowledge of:

Infection control principles and practices; proper disposal of bio-hazardous wastes; anatomy and location of veins; phlebotomy procedures and proper specimen processing procedures; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response practices and procedures; age specific patient care practices.

Skill in:

Phlebotomy; applying procedures for emergency situations; applying customer service principles; problem solving; critical thinking; training phlebotomists; developing and applying work schedules; using a computer and a variety of software applications; employing the pre analytical, analytical, post analytical process for point of care testing; knowledge of specimen requirements; loading of instrumentation; performing preventative maintenance for instrumentation; assisting in clinical departments under the direction of the technical staff; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting and use standard equipment, including stamina to stand and/or walk for an extended period of time, vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen, and hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a eligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.