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Lab Assistant

Lab Assistants are responsible for duties that may include: patient intake order management, specimen collection, specimen flow, point-of-care testing, and assisting scientists, technologists or technicians in clinical areas as directed. Pay based on experience starting at $16.94.

Responsibilities:

• Collects throat, nasal, and nasopharyngeal swabs using appropriate procedures and supplies.
• Evaluates orders to perform appropriate specimen collection per providers' orders. Checks orders for accuracy.
• Instructs patients on the proper way to collect specimens.
• Maintains work areas in a neat and orderly fashion; cleans, decontaminates counters and drawing stations on every shift, and empties sharps disposal containers.
• Monitors pending collection log and handles any unresolved specimen issues. Communicates with other shifts about pending specimens needing collected.
• Orders lab tests accurately in the lab program.
• Performs phlebotomy techniques via venipuncture and capillary puncture using appropriate procedures and supplies including site selection, order of draw, and test requirements.
• Performs specimen procurement and receives specimens collected.
• Takes inventory and re-stocks phlebotomy trays, chairs and cabinets, and orders supplies as needed. Assists in putting away supplies when orders are received.
• Utilizes safety tools for patient identification and specimen labeling, including verbal interaction with patients to validate and verify accuracy of information. Assists in verifying and correcting patient information.

Requirements:

• High School (Required)
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.

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