Clinical Lab Assistant

Job Description

Functions as part of a dynamic and engaging laboratory team in a professional setting. This position facilitates laboratory organization and patient care, working closely with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists. LA I’s are responsible for ordering and preparing patient samples, such as blood and other body fluids, and delivering specimens to the appropriate department or testing facility. Caregivers in this role will gain valuable experience and knowledge to help prepare them for workplace and career advancement. What does it mean to be a caregiver with Intermountain? Check out this video and learn more and discover the “Power of We.” Job Specifics:

Benefits

Eligible: Yes Shift Details: Swing Shift - 30hrs per week Department/Unit: Molecular Pathology Essential Functions: Utilizes Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive specimens, route specimens, track specimens, store specimens, label specimens using the appropriate policy and procedure, and query test results. Provides clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department. Answers phones and provides information to nursing floor and physicians, office staff, couriers and patients. Dispatch of couriers, as required. Communicates test results and/or other reports to nursing units/physician offices.

This may be in electronic form or printed form. This may include communication to providers, nurses, medical assistants, physician’s assistants or others working within the units or offices. Monitors and maintains supply inventory. Assists in the training and orientation of new associates. Skills Computer Literacy Communication Patient Care Laboratory Operations Regulatory Requirements Teamwork Qualifications: Clinical Lab Assistant I - $18.94-$24.62 based on experience High School Diploma or equivalent. Required Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, healthcare related program in progress. Preferred. Previous experience in healthcare and/or clinical laboratory. Preferred.

Clinical Lab Assistant II - $19.50-$26.48 based on experience High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Demonstrated experience as a Lab Assistant within a healthcare system. Experience teaching concepts to others. Customer service experience, preferred. Demonstrated experience as a Lab Assistant within Intermountain Health, preferred. Physical Requirements: Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for…

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