Lab Assistant I, Tri-City
Sharp HealthCare
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About the Role
- Job Title: Lab Assistant I
- Location: Sharp Tri-City
- Shift: Day Shift
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Hours: 8-hour shift, variable start/end times
- Weekend Requirements: Every Other Weekend
- On-Call Required: No
- Hourly Pay Range: $25.000 - $35.170
Key Responsibilities
- Specimen collection (venipuncture and capillary sticks).
- Specimen handling and transport.
- Specimen processing, including reference laboratory and microbiology specimen processing.
- Clerical support.
- Inventory monitoring and restocking supplies.
- Assisting the Clinical Laboratory Scientist with automated, semi-automated, and manual procedures.
- Maintaining a safe and clean working environment, including unit-based safety and infection control.
- Processing specimens received in the laboratory:
- Specimen transport, handling, sorting.
- Requisition entry.
- Distribution of specimens to all laboratory sections.
- Centrifuging and aliquoting specimens.
- Entering blood culture bottles on blood culture instrumentation.
- Answering the telephone, triaging calls, taking messages.
- Reviewing pending logs.
- Locating samples for add-on orders.
- Looking up patient reports on the computer and giving results to clinicians.
- Assisting in the Reception/Triage area of the lab.
- Ordering tests in the LIS (Laboratory Information System).
- Contacting nursing units or physician's offices to verify orders or sample problems.
- Under direct observation of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist:
- Setting up and loading tests on instruments or procedures.
- Performing limited function checks and preventative maintenance on instruments and equipment.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Required Qualifications:
- Meets education requirements for California CPT Certification.
- Possession of a California Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Certificate OR a California Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPT II) Certificate issued by the CA Department of Public Health.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Associate's Degree in life science courses or equivalent.
- 1 Year relevant work experience in a laboratory.
- Minimum 6 months Phlebotomy experience.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge and ability to use medical terminology (preferred).
- Excellent professional communication and interpersonal skills.