Technical Laboratory Assistant

CommonSpirit Health•Prescott, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Dignity Health , living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career. What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers. As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work, and enjoy the outdoors. It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities. Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures. The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care have earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020), and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and have placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott have to offer! #hellohumankindness Job Summary and Responsibilities Primarily works in the lab technical departments. Assists with technical procedures within regulatory guidelines. Assists with telephone calls and other departmental clerical duties. If allowed by local and state regulations, may perform CLIA-waived and moderate complex testing as necessary for the dept organization. May also perform phlebotomy support. Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions. Receives and prepares various specimens for analysis. Properly labels and aliquots. Performs department specimen intake, processing and organization for the technical testing area. Performs department support functions, ie culture plating, histology staining, specimen loading on instruments depending upon department needs and organization. Reviews pending test lists to assist with department turnaround time. Assists in solving problems, investigates specimen issues and customer inquiries. Provides information regarding specimen and testing status as appropriate. Monitors and stocks department supplies and reagents. Logs reagents and supplies, following department protocols.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma or GED
Excellent customer service and time management skills

Nice To Haves

Lab Assistant Program and 6 months of experience in an acute care facility
Completed Phlebotomy program
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience; Cerner experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Primarily works in the lab technical departments.
Assists with technical procedures within regulatory guidelines.
Assists with telephone calls and other departmental clerical duties.
If allowed by local and state regulations, may perform CLIA-waived and moderate complex testing as necessary for the dept organization.
May also perform phlebotomy support.
Practices positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
Receives and prepares various specimens for analysis.
Properly labels and aliquots.
Performs department specimen intake, processing and organization for the technical testing area.
Performs department support functions, ie culture plating, histology staining, specimen loading on instruments depending upon department needs and organization.
Reviews pending test lists to assist with department turnaround time.
Assists in solving problems, investigates specimen issues and customer inquiries.
Provides information regarding specimen and testing status as appropriate.
Monitors and stocks department supplies and reagents.
Logs reagents and supplies, following department protocols.