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Centra Health · 3 hours ago

Laboratory Assistant-CMG-Moneta, Full time, Days

Moneta, VA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Centra Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support medical laboratory technicians and scientists. The role involves regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and effective communication within the clinical laboratory while managing specimen processing and other laboratory duties.

Health CareHospitalMedicalOncology

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance and Quality: Employees are obligated to uphold strict compliance with all regulations and standards set by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA), The Joint Commission (TJC), and other regulatory bodies. This includes active participation in quality assurance initiatives and adherence to best practices in laboratory testing. Perform duties as assigned by the medical director

Compliance: Employees must complete the necessary initial orientation and training, obtain, and maintain relevant certifications, participate annually in mandatory training, competency assessments, and consistently demonstrate satisfactory job-specific performance assessments on on-going basis

Communication: Answering phone calls and maintaining effective communication within the laboratory, other departments, and providers

Specimen Receiving and Processing: Performs pre-analytical tasks as assigned, including but not limited to receiving specimens through established processes, logging specimen within the electronic health record system, distributing specimens to relevant departments within the laboratory, preparing specimens for testing (such as centrifugation), and loading specimens on analyzers/testing platforms, and assists in preanalytical phases of manual testing, such as preparing and staining slides, etc

Performing and Reporting Waived Testing: Maintain qualifications for reporting patient results performed on waived testing platforms

Procedure Compliance: Adhere strictly to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures for specimen handling and processing. Maintain comprehensive records relevant to assigned tasks as mandated for compliance with regulatory requirements

Quality Control: Implement and document the laboratory’s quality control protocols, including instrument calibrations and maintenance, ensuring consistent test accuracy and reliability

Corrective Action: Detects and addresses problems that delay specimen processing and ensure that all billing information is accurate. Follows established policies for corrective action when test systems deviate from acceptable performance levels. Identify and rectify or report any issues that may impact test performance or results

Problem Resolution: Detect and address problems that could negatively affect test performance. Escalate issues to the technical consultant, clinical consultant, or director when necessary

Documentation: Keep detailed records of all corrective actions taken when test systems fall outside established specifications

Other Duties: Perform any additional duties as assigned or requested, as the job specifications may be modified or updated at any time

Qualification

Regulatory ComplianceQuality ControlSpecimen ProcessingProblem ResolutionCommunication

Required

High school diploma/GED

Preferred

Associate or bachelor's degree

Company

Centra Health

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Centra Health renders cancer care, health care, surgeons and hospital services.

Founded in 1987

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.centrahealth.com/

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