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Carle Health · 1 day ago

Lab Asst - Methodist Laboratory Technical

Peoria, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$19.25/hr - $31.19/hr

Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals and various healthcare businesses. The Lab Assistant will perform tasks related to the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes for testing body fluids and tissues, ensuring accurate results are reported in a timely manner to support patient care.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Demonstrates technical skills in the pre-analytical phase of the testing process

Follows age specific care guidelines in collecting specimens from the various age categories of neonate, child, adolescent, adult and elderly

Collects specimens using the proper procedures & protocols

Observes principles of phlebotomy

Answers the phone readily and in a friendly, welcoming manner

Assists customers willingly at the Receiving Desk

Receives in specimens from ED, Outpatient areas and Nursing floors expeditiously and prioritizes work for optimum turnaround time

Matches barcode label with proper specimen upon receipt of specimen, ALWAYS checking two patient identifiers (Name and DOB)

Always includes initials when labeling ANY specimen

Sorts specimens by testing site/analyzer and delivers to correct location

Receives and distributes specimens according to highest priority (i.e. ED, STAT, TS, Routine)

Performs basic troubleshooting and maintenance on label printers

Informs Lab IT staff when a printer is not working appropriately

Locates and retrieves specimens in storage for additional testing

Determines acceptability of specimens within guidelines

Follows protocol in labeling pour-offs

Stores specimens under appropriate conditions as quickly as possible

Prepares reagents / standards / calibrators correctly and ensures they are dated & of sufficient quantity

Recognizes inappropriate specimens; rejects

Assigns complete and accurate source with microbiology specimens; logs specimens into microbiology with correct date and time

Selects appropriate culture media, incubation temps and atmosphere for microbiology cultures

Organizes and prioritizes work for optimum turnaround time

Observes safety guidelines

Streaks plates with good standard isolation technique or for quantification (colony counts)

Recognizes appropriate selection of test orders

Performs processing/ordering functions correctly using the Lab Information System

Assists in referral services as needed

Loads specimens on instruments as appropriate

Demonstrates skills in the analytical phase of testing process

Follows testing protocols

Performs waived and moderately complex test procedures with care and accuracy

Makes dilutions accurately; calculates correctly

Selects appropriate culture media, incubation temp, and atmosphere for microbiology cultures

Performs proficiency testing successfully

Ensures quality of work by performing QC at required intervals, performing calibrations and footnoting QC following calibration, investigating cause of out-of-control QC and resolves before testing is resumed. Ensures that outdated materials (kits, QC, or reagents) are not used; uses oldest outdate first

Ensures timeliness of testing by organizing work for minimal turnaround time, performing work in careful manner to minimize repeat testing and turnaround time, referring testing to alternate sites if in-place systems are not operable

Delivers blood at the Methodist Campus accurately to the floors. Refers all bedside typing to CLT/CLS

Demonstrates skills in the post analytical phase of the testing process

Refers all questionable results to a CLS or CLT to direct further action

Enters data/results properly and carefully, including required notification and documentation

Reviews data entry before resulting to minimize clerical errors

Uses computer functions to access information necessary for resulting out data and/or giving out results to customers

Troubleshoots instrumentation independently and with the vendor

Addresses unresolved equipment problems to CLS or CLT

Returns proficiency testing results completely and in a timely manner

Communicates all information necessary to subsequent shifts for completion of testing process or problem resolution

Participates in support activities necessary to ensure a smooth and efficiently run operation

Supports same shift co-workers by assisting in department support activities: calibrates pipettes, takes temperatures, dates all kits, QC, reagents in use, dates and restocks reagents and supplies, washes pipettes & glassware, empties red-bagged garbage, unpacks boxes from receiving and documents receipt, alerts appropriate person if inventory is low

Cleans and maintains instruments, refrigerators, freezers and work and storage areas

Displays a willingness and interest in learning new instruments or procedures or in cross training into other areas where testing by CLA is allowed

Generates electronic messages and completes data sheets using computer capabilities. Provides support for other laboratory sections where possible and helps to maintain lounge areas used in all sections

Assists blood bank as needed, delivers blood at the Methodist Campus

Resolves problems assigned by technical staff and reports solutions in a timely manner

Qualification

PhlebotomyLaboratory Information SystemMicrobiologyQuality ControlSpecimen HandlingTeam SupportTroubleshootingCommunication Skills

Required

Demonstrates technical skills in the pre-analytical phase of the testing process

Follows age specific care guidelines in collecting specimens from the various age categories of neonate, child, adolescent, adult and elderly

Collects specimens using the proper procedures & protocols

Observes principles of phlebotomy

Answers the phone readily and in a friendly, welcoming manner

Assists customers willingly at the Receiving Desk

Receives in specimens from ED, Outpatient areas and Nursing floors expeditiously and prioritizes work for optimum turnaround time

Matches barcode label with proper specimen upon receipt of specimen, ALWAYS checking two patient identifiers (Name and DOB)

Always includes initials when labeling ANY specimen

Sorts specimens by testing site/analyzer and delivers to correct location

Receives and distributes specimens according to highest priority (i.e. ED, STAT, TS, Routine)

Performs basic troubleshooting and maintenance on label printers

Informs Lab IT staff when a printer is not working appropriately

Locates and retrieves specimens in storage for additional testing

Determines acceptability of specimens within guidelines

Follows protocol in labeling pour-offs

Stores specimens under appropriate conditions as quickly as possible

Prepares reagents / standards / calibrators correctly and ensures they are dated & of sufficient quantity

Recognizes inappropriate specimens; rejects

Assigns complete and accurate source with microbiology specimens; logs specimens into microbiology with correct date and time

Selects appropriate culture media, incubation temps and atmosphere for microbiology cultures

Organizes and prioritizes work for optimum turnaround time

Observes safety guidelines

Streaks plates with good standard isolation technique or for quantification (colony counts)

Recognizes appropriate selection of test orders

Performs processing/ordering functions correctly using the Lab Information System

Assists in referral services as needed

Loads specimens on instruments as appropriate

Demonstrates skills in the analytical phase of testing process

Follows testing protocols

Performs waived and moderately complex test procedures with care and accuracy

Makes dilutions accurately; calculates correctly

Selects appropriate culture media, incubation temp, and atmosphere for microbiology cultures

Performs proficiency testing successfully

Ensures that outdated materials (kits, QC, or reagents) are not used; uses oldest outdate first

Delivers blood at the Methodist Campus accurately to the floors

Refers all bedside typing to CLT/CLS

Demonstrates skills in the post analytical phase of the testing process

Refers all questionable results to a CLS or CLT to direct further action

Enters data/results properly and carefully, including required notification and documentation

Reviews data entry before resulting to minimize clerical errors

Uses computer functions to access information necessary for resulting out data and/or giving out results to customers

Troubleshoots instrumentation independently and with the vendor

Addresses unresolved equipment problems to CLS or CLT

Returns proficiency testing results completely and in a timely manner

Communicates all information necessary to subsequent shifts for completion of testing process or problem resolution

Participates in support activities necessary to ensure a smooth and efficiently run operation

Cleans and maintains instruments, refrigerators, freezers and work and storage areas

Displays a willingness and interest in learning new instruments or procedures or in cross training into other areas where testing by CLA is allowed

Generates electronic messages and completes data sheets using computer capabilities

Provides support for other laboratory sections where possible and helps to maintain lounge areas used in all sections

Assists blood bank as needed, delivers blood at the Methodist Campus

Resolves problems assigned by technical staff and reports solutions in a timely manner

Benefits

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.

Company

Carle Health

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Carle Health is a vertically integrated system with a bold but simple mission: to be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions for everyone who depends on it.

Founded in 1946