Lab Technician

Sound Family Medicine, a private family practice in Puyallup, is looking for a Medical Assistant/Lab Technician. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Medical Assistant or Lab Technician looking for growth in the healthcare field.

We are looking for enthusiastic, customer-focused, self-motivated and organized individuals to join our team. The ideal candidate is a fast learner, tech savvy, has good phone etiquette and is very dependable. Must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills as well as be a Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant Phlebotomist in the state of Washington (MA-C, MA-P).

.75 FTE, 30 hrs/week

The MA-C/MA-P Lab Assistant is responsible for utilizing machines and analyzing lab results. This person will also assist our lab staff with phlebotomy, various testing, and patient procedures in a friendly and professional manner. Flexibility with schedule is a must.

• Greet patients in a friendly & professional manner
• Perform laboratory testing
• Calibration and utilization of machines
• Analyze test results
• Obtain and record vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, respiration, visual acuity, known allergies, symptoms screening, allergy injections, growth/OB records etc.
• Record medications
• Perform and record immunizations
• Draw blood and perform screening tests
• Provide patient education as needed
• Clean, disinfect, and maintain organization of all work areas
• Manage and coordinate phone calls, pharmacy refills, insurance/L&I forms, entering of orders and requests for other medical information in a thorough and timely manner
• Prepare and assist with procedures
• Additional duties as assigned

• High School Diploma or equivalent:
  Required
• State of Washington Medical Assistant Certification or Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Certification (MA-C, MA-P) OR Lab Technician experience with instrumentation and resulting experience:
  Required
• CPR and/or BLS Certification: required

• Documentation of Hep A antibody screening.
• Documentation of Hep B vaccination or proof of immunity (titer).
• Documentation of negative TB test
  .
  • PPD skin test or Quanti
    
    FERON test completed within the last calendar year
    .
• Documentation of MMR or immunity status.
• Documentation of Varicella vaccine or immunity status.
• Documentation of TDaP vaccine within the last 10 years
  .
• Documentation of influenza for the current year
  .

$19.50 - $35

This is not a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, or activities that may be required for this position. Position requirements including duties, responsibilities, or activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Sound Family Medicine is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace. All employment offers are conditioned upon acceptable pre-employment drug tests which include testing for the use of marijuana and nicotine. This role is a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while working presents a substantial risk. As part of our commitment to a healthy workplace, we require employees to obtain an annual flu immunization as well as all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 18, 2021.