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Island Health · 23 hours ago

Laboratory Assistant - Part Time / Days

Anacortes, WA

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21.48/hr - $31.91/hr

0+ years exp

Island Health is committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care, and they are seeking a Laboratory Assistant to perform both non-technical and technical duties in the laboratory. The role involves specimen collection, performing waived testing, and ensuring patient safety and sample integrity.

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Responsibilities

Develops and facilitates good working relationships with superiors, physicians, staff members and co-workers/peers

Contributes in problem-solving activities intra- and inter-departmentally

Demonstrates flexible staffing needs within the department

Uses department resources (supplies, equipment) in a cost-effective manner

Demonstrates understanding that all employees are responsible for patient safety

Performs waived testing, urine measurements and culture setups as allowed by Washington State and CLIA licensing

Obtains blood specimens from patients of all ages

Performs Drug Screen Collections and maintains DOT/NONDOT certifications

Ensures integrity of all samples through proper patient identification, labeling, appropriate tubes and techniques

Receives, sorts and organizes requisitions, enter lab orders in the computer, schedule tests and perform other Lab clerical tasks

Qualification

PhlebotomyMedical Assistant-Phlebotomist CertificationBasic Life Support CertificationClinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) qualificationSpecimen collection techniquesTeamworkProblem-solving

Required

High School Diploma or GED

Certified by the State of Washington as a Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist (MA-P)

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Minimum six (6) months Phlebotomy Experience at Island Health or one (1) year documented experience as a Laboratory Assistant or equivalent as determined by Laboratory Director

Qualify under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)