Supervisor Medical Laboratory Assistant

Norton Sound Health Corporation; Nome (AK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Sound Health Corporation seeks a Laboratory Technician to perform comprehensive testing across pre-, intra-, and post-analytic stages. The role includes supervising phlebotomy staff, ensuring patient ID accuracy, and reporting results in a regulated clinical setting.

The position requires a background in laboratory medicine with supervisory experience, AMT/ASCP certification, and strong attention to safety, quality, and customer service.

Qualifications

• Must have general and supervisory experience as indicated.
• AMT, ASCP or other appropriate training certificate.
• High School or Associate's Degree in Laboratory Medicine preferred.
• 5 years as phlebotomist/medical lab assistant or similar.
• 2 years supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Perform in pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic testing.
• Collect blood samples and prepare media.
• Report results and supervise phlebotomist daily.
• Ensure patient identification and accurate test matching.
• Prepare samples for outsourced testing (Quest).
• Maintain QC program and safety compliance.
• Schedule testing to optimize resources.
• Select test methodologies and validate results.
• Perform drug testing and waived screening.

Skills

Customer service

Written & verbal communication

Computer skills

Problem solving

Education

High School/Associate's in Lab Medicine

Tools

Office software

Job description

Laboratory Technician

Perform in all areas involved in pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic testing. Maintain the policies and procedures as technical supervisor in assigned areas of the laboratory to ensure that all regulatory requirements are maintained. Perform routine clinical tests, collect blood samples, prepare media, report results.

Uphold the organizations vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organizations policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Ensure absolute patient identification and match with required test; perform specimen collection, ensuring high customer service and strict attention to accuracy, integrity, and quality. Supervise phlebotomist daily performance. Prepare samples outsourced to another laboratory, i.e. Quest send-outs. In charge of laboratory safety compliance. Follow established QC program within parameters for acceptable levels of performance, ensuring that these levels are maintained throughout specimen analysis and monitor test analysis and specimen examinations through evaluation of QC records. Schedule patients for testing to maximize the best use of laboratory resources while making the best possible accommodation for the needs of the patients. Select test methodology appropriate for clinical use of test result and perform and validate tests of body fluids and substances to provide data for diagnosis and treatment of disease. Perform drug testing and waived screening. Perform other duties as assigned.

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organizations values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software. Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Testing procedures
• Sharps handling techniques

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

• Above average computer skills
• Above average customer service skills
• Ability to deal with difficult clients
• Above average written and oral communication skills

Education - Degree - Program

High School, Associate's Degree preferred - Laboratory medicine

Experience - General - Supervisory

Amount: - 5 year(s)working as a phlebotomist, medical lab assistant, or similar work - 2 (years)

Type:

Must have both general and supervisory experience if indicated.

Credentials - Licensure, Certification, Etc.

AMT, ASCP, or other Appropriate Training Certificate

Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment. Sit less than half the workday. Stand and/or walk more than half the workday. Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach. View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time. Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks. Lift or carry unaided less than 25 pounds. Push or pull with up to moderate force. See and hear with normal acuity.

Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances. Travel is not required. I attest that I do not have any physical, mental or medical impairment or disability that would limit my job performance.

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