Laboratory Assistant I, Laboratories-Clinical, Per Diem, Days

MarinHealth•Greenbrae, CA

3d•$32 - $32

About The Position

Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay. With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly. MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch. MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others. Under close supervision at the trainee level (Lab Assistant I) and general supervision at the working levels (Laboratory Assistant II and III), procures blood specimens, (inpatient and outpatient), processes specimens, performs and processes EKGs, and assists licensed laboratory staff or physician/nursing staff by performing a variety of technical and support duties including outpatient registration of patients or drop-off specimens. Laboratory Assistant I’s are expected to progress to the Laboratory Assistant II level after no less than six months and no more than one year of satisfactory on-the-job experience. Laboratory Assistant II is distinguished from the Lab Assistant III level in that incumbents of the latter are CPT II certified by the State of California to perform arterial blood gas drawing. Laboratory Assistant III’s are also always competent to perform duties in either the dispatch or specimen processing sections of the Lab, or both, as well as all the duties as a Lab Assistant II.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent preferred
Laboratory Assistant I: No experience is required
Ability to work in teams in which all members are mutually accountable
Ability to work collaboratively with team members, hospital staff, patients, and physicians
Capable of organizing multiple tasks, using time management skills and attention to detail
Proficient in blood specimen procurement, venous and capillary
Knowledge of microbiological techniques and terminology preferred
Knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac drugs preferred
Knowledge of blood/body fluid precautions
Basic computer knowledge with ability to do data entry and retrieval
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
Ability to read, speak, write, understand, and follow English and written instructions
Responsible for learning and maintaining current knowledge of hospital polices and department policies and procedures.
Responsible for performing job within the parameters of these policies and procedures: the following examples are not inclusive of all policies:
Follow all appropriate Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
Follow turnaround time policies
Use Lean –Six Sigma workflow methods
Use “First Touch” in interactions with patients
Possession of a valid active phlebotomy certification by CDHS or CA CLS license or CA RT license required
Possession of BLS (Heartsaver) certification within 90 days of hire, and required to maintain certification as required by hospital policy
Employee in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psych/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her service group.
Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

Responsibilities

Procures venous, arterial, and capillary blood samples.
Processes specimens appropriately for the needs of each section and operates laboratory equipment as appropriate in the processing of specimens.
Answers telephones, provides information as appropriate to callers, takes messages, and routes calls as needed.
Uses Vocera or beepers to dispatch and communicate with co-workers.
Maintains accurate records and completes required forms and documentation.
Performs electrocardiograms.
Assists Clinical Lab Scientists with various tasks as assigned within the scope of practice, including loading equipment with specimens, initiating runs, and performing maintenance.
May perform assigned supply tasks, including receiving, logging, unpacking, and storing supplies and reagents.
Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe work area, including sealing sharps containers per department policy; removing boxes, obstructions, and hazards; and cleaning counters, equipment, glassware, refrigerators, and freezers.
Performs computer-related duties, including receiving single and batch specimens and researching and retrieving data in the system for the status of pending work (Lab Assistant III level only).
Performs arterial blood gases.
Monitors lab reports in collaboration with nursing staff and physicians to ensure reports are reviewed.
May perform patient registration for outpatients or accept drop-off patient specimens.

Benefits

Medical or religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.
Reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities are available as part of the application step.

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