Laboratory Assistant - Community Clinics

SUMMARY:

We are currently seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our team. This part-time role will work 56 hours within a two week pay period on days (start times will fall between 7AM and 10AM). This role will float between a variety of clinic labs: Brooklyn Park, Clinic and Specialty Center, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier.

Purpose of this position: Under general supervision, performs work that involves collecting and/or processing laboratory specimens, entering data into the electronic health record (EHR) and/or the laboratory information system (LIS). Interacts and communicates with patients, their families, and members of the healthcare team by using various communication tools in a timely and professional manner

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ambulatory (Community Clinics/CSC)

• Assists in maintaining supplies and helping with inventory

• Assists with training of new staff members and students

• Performs standard procedures for the collection of laboratory samples including but not limited to:

• Patient identification

• Venipuncture collection

• Capillary collection

• Urine collection

• Documentation of collection in the Laboratory Information System (LIS)

• Reviews and releases patient laboratory orders in the electronic health record (EHR)

• Reviews, orders, and collects patient laboratory orders from an outside facility according to standard operating procedures

• Properly processes and distributes specimens following collection

• Explains collection processes and procedures to patients, customers, and their families

• Prepares specimens for send out to reference laboratory (HHS Main Campus), including properly labeling, aliquoting of specimens, and any associated LIS documentation (transfer lists)

• Prepares, performs, and documents select testing according to standard operating procedures for which they have received applicable training and supervisor approval to perform

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• OR-
• An approved equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified or certified-eligible with a nationally accredited phlebotomy association
• OR-
• Completion of ten quarter credits of biology or chemistry college courses
• OR-
• Six Months of experience in a clinical laboratory setting

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Customer Service skills