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MercyOne · 1 day ago

Clinic Lab Assistant

Des Moines, IA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

MercyOne is a healthcare organization looking to hire a Lab Assistant. The role involves collecting blood specimens, preparing specimens for testing, and assisting technical personnel in various laboratory tasks while ensuring patient safety and adhering to established procedures.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalMedicalNon ProfitPersonal HealthPrimary and Urgent Care

Responsibilities

Accurately and efficiently performs venipunctures, and finger sticks ensuring collection of proper specimens for testing and ensuring patient safety

Prepares specimens for testing

Accepts specimens and requisitions from external and internal customers utilizing excellent customer service skills

Identifies patients/specimens using two unique patient identifiers and accurately labels specimen containers

Correctly registers specimens and logs into Laboratory Information System (LIS) appropriate to department where testing is to be performed as needed, or evaluates specimen adequacy and acceptability and logs into LIS

Performs specimen processing as needed. For example, proper identification, aliquoting, plate streaking, preparing slides, special handling, and required documentation

Follows established procedures and policies including infection control and bloodborne pathogens

Handles chemicals according to established safety protocols

Meets defined workload productivity standards. Supports and utilizes LEAN principles

Works proficiently with laboratory information systems and personal computers

Follows established procedures and policies to obtain optimal test turn-around-times

Participates in teaching peers

Handles incoming and outgoing telephone calls utilizing good customer service skills and knowledge of the laboratory

Follows up on and documents out of range temperatures