Laboratory Associate II jobs in United States
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Sutter Health · 4 hours ago

Laboratory Associate II

Sutter Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Laboratory Associate II to join their team at CPMC-California Pacific Med Center Van Ness. The role involves performing duties related to receiving, handling, and processing specimens for laboratory testing while ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining a safe work environment.

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Responsibilities

Performs duties related to receiving, handling and processing specimens for Laboratory testing
Receives, sorts and accessions specimens, assigning to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow
Performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports, storing and/or retrieving specimens
Completes quality-related tasks such as documentation of work, maintaining a clean, stocked and safe work area, and monitoring pending work, as well as escalating priority work
Operates and/or uses basic pre-analytic lab equipment
Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care

Qualification

Biological specimen handlingWorkflow managementRegulatory knowledgeCritical thinkingEffective communication

Required

HS Diploma: High School or General Education Diploma (GED) or equivalent education/experience
1-year recent relevant experience
Advanced knowledge and practices of standard principles, processes, handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted to the Laboratory for analysis
Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks
Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes
Workflow Management Ability to appropriately respond to fluctuations in volume and unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or information systems failure; and shift-to-shift hand-offs. with STAT test orders. specimen integrity issues and regular review of pending logs, priority assignments, etc
Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence
Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients
Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required
Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Company

Sutter Health

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Sutter Health is a non-profit organization operating a network of hospitals and physicians in Northern California.

H1B Sponsorship

Sutter Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (19)
2024 (16)
2023 (14)
2022 (21)
2021 (24)
2020 (30)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$27.17M
Key Investors
Department of Health Care Services
2025-05-19Grant· $23M
2016-11-22Grant· $1.2M
2013-10-09Grant· $2M

Leadership Team

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Megan Gillespie
Chief Executive Officer
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Warner L. Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
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