Lab Assistant II Southwest
Overview
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Responsibilities
Position Summary: Under the direction of the Supervisor the Laboratory Assistant is responsible for collecting receiving and processing blood specimens; receiving and processing specimens for bacterial culture. Duties include: receiving and processing blood samples; centrifugation and loading barcoded specimens onto automated analyzers that are interfaced to the LIS; preparing aliquots and handling of reference lab specimens; performing waived and moderate complexity testing under direct supervision. Additional duties include clerical and telephone communication in support of the Laboratories functions.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements: ? CA CPT-2 LICENSE and Heartsaver required ? Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications. ? CPI class will be completed reputed company 90 days of hire and every other year thereafter. Desired Skills and Experience: ? 1 year of clinical laboratory experience in an acute hospital preferred. ? Basic laboratory bench practice skills. ? Working knowledge of medical terminology ? General typing/computer skills. ? Must demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills ? Must have the ability to read write and speak English. ? Ability to reputed company reputed company phlebotomy functions including venous capillary and arterial punctures on adult pediatric and neonates populations. ? Ability to adapt to work load demands and remain reputed company and function reputed company during difficult or emergency situations. ? Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly reputed company (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; reputed company RQI competency resources are not acceptable for reputed company compliance requirements. This position is represented by reputed company United reputed company Workers. Apply Job!