Laboratory Assistant - Community Clinics

JOB DETAILS

Department:
Community Clinics Labs FTE: 0.6 Shift(s):
Days Shift Length: 8 hours

Location:

In-Person This part-time role will work days (start times will fall between 7AM and 10AM). This role will float between a variety of clinics:
Brooklyn Park, Clinic and Specialty Center Lab, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier, with a focus on the Clinic and Specialty Center. 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.

• Ambulatory (Community Clinics/CSC) – Assist in maintaining supplies and helping with inventory
• Assists with training of new staff members and students
• Perform 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)
• Review and release patient laboratory orders in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Review, order, and collect 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 to 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

• 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

• Customer Service skills