Sutter Health · 15 hours ago
Laboratory Assistant II
Santa Rosa, CA
Part-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$30.32/hr - $37.70/hr
1+ years expSutter Health is a healthcare organization seeking to hire a Laboratory Assistant II. The role involves collecting and processing blood specimens, interacting with patients, and completing various laboratory tasks while adhering to regulations to ensure optimal patient care.
Health CareHospitalNon Profit
Responsibilities
Collects blood specimens, as well as receives, handles and processes specimens for Laboratory testing
Interacts with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behavior
Receives, sorts and accessions specimens, assigning to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflow
Completes computerized tasks related to patient registration and/or test order entry, specimen collection, receiving and processing
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
Required
HS Diploma: High School or General Education Diploma (GED)
CPTI-Certified Phlebotomy Technician I OR CPT II-Certified Phlebotomy Technician II
1-year recent relevant experience
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering Laboratory testing
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to collecting blood specimens
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to compassionately and effectively interacting with patients
Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to 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
Ability to compassionately and effectively interact with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behaviors
Ability to appropriately respond to fluctuations in volume
Ability to appropriately respond to unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or IS failure
Ability to appropriately respond to shift-to-shift hand-offs
Ability to appropriately respond to STAT test orders
Ability to appropriately respond to specimen integrity issues
Ability to regularly review pending logs, priority assignments, etc
Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence
Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients
Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making
Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Sutter Health
Sutter Health is a non-profit organization operating a network of hospitals and physicians in Northern California.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (19)
2024 (16)
2023 (14)
2022 (21)
2021 (24)
2020 (30)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.17MKey Investors
Department of Health Care Services
2025-05-19Grant· $23M
2016-11-22Grant· $1.2M
2013-10-09Grant· $2M
Leadership Team
Megan Gillespie
Chief Executive Officer
Warner L. Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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