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Adventist Health · 1 day ago

Laboratory Assistant, Per Diem, Variable Shift

Sonora, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Adventist Health Sonora has been a leading healthcare provider since 1900, offering a range of services across Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. The Laboratory Assistant role involves collecting and processing blood specimens, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintaining a safe work environment while supporting patient care.

Elder CareHealth CareHospitalMedicalNon ProfitWellness

No H1B

Responsibilities

Collects blood specimens for a variety of Laboratory tests using age-appropriate techniques; handles/transports Lab specimens and provides post-phlebotomy care to patients

Receives specimens for testing; assesses specimens upon receipt according to established criteria to determine acceptability and takes action according to protocol including escalating to licensed or certified personnel for direction

Handles and processes a variety of specimen types to prepare them for analysis; adheres to protocols to maintain specimen integrity at all times

Completes computerized tasks as appropriate for affiliate to ensure complete patient registration and/or test order entry into the lab information system, as well as generation of collection lists and/or labels

Prepares and/or packages specimens for transport to another Adventist Health or outside reference laboratory and may complete computer steps necessary for processing referred specimens

Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies in work area and/or on phlebotomy cart

Maintains required records by completing basic documentation of pre-analytic and post-analytic work, as well as quality-related tasks

Participates in managing the laboratory workflow by performing duties such as monitoring pending work, escalating priority work, locating specimens, and coordinating specimen recollections

Verbally communicates released/reported results

Routes, distributes and retransmits released/reported results

Stores and retrieves specimens

Receives incoming calls for the laboratory and assists the caller as appropriate or transfers these calls to the appropriate laboratory section or person

Communicates with customer to clarify ambiguous, unclear or duplicate test orders

Performs other job-related duties as assigned