Laboratory Assistant

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Paradise Valley Hospital is the South Bay’s oldest hospital, the second oldest hospital in all of San Diego County, and the largest employer in National City.

For more than 100 years, Paradise Valley Hospital has served San Diego faithfully, proud of our heritage and providing numerous programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community. Our 291-bed, acute care hospital features the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services.

In addition to our healthcare services, we offer comprehensive behavioral health services on the hospital campus and Bayview campus in Chula Vista. Services include psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services. Learn more at

• Follow the guidelines set by CLIA, and the CA Business and Professions Codes (bpc: 1212, 1269). Unlicensed laboratory personnel ("aides") may not read, record, result, verify or interpret any laboratory test.
• Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform any test involving the quantitative measurement of specimen or reagent, or perform any mathematical calculation in determining a test result or validity of a test procedure.
• Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not perform instrument calibration or review quality control results to monitor the performance of the instrument or procedure.
• Unlicensed personnel require direct and constant supervision by a CLS or other licensed person identified in bpc: 1269, during the entire time they are assisting in analytical testing phase.
• Perform computer entry, filing, telephone communication and other clerical duties.
• Demonstrate good telephone etiquette and be able to greet patients and other visitors in a polite and friendly manner.
• Possess good communication skills.
• Demonstrate adequate knowledge of the terminology of tests ordered in the laboratory.
• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of phlebotomy and the equipment used in collecting specimens from newborns to geriatric patients.
• Process pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens.
• Process specimens for reference laboratory.
• Stock and order routine supplies.
• Keep storage areas, trays, centrifuges, and collection areas clean.
• Process or place specimens on laboratory instruments in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• With proper documented training, the laboratory assistant may perform instrument preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, assist in quality control procedures, perform primary culture inoculations, stain slide preparations, and subculture from liquid media.
• Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director, e.g., monitor, mail, fax, answer phone, inter departmental deliveries.
• Assist in Pathology with training and eval.
• Runner.

Education and Work Experience

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Minimum 1-year clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions preferred.
• State Certified as CPT I or CPT II if the laboratory is located in a state where required.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current preferred.

Paradise Valley Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $22.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Per Diem Shift Variable

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