Medical Lab Assistant

Job Title

Healthcare professionals responsible for laboratory testing, quality control, phlebotomy, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting.

Location: Genesis Cancer and Blood Institute

Pay Range: $19.16 - $31.94

Key Performance Areas

• Collect and analyze body fluids such as urine and blood.
• Perform proper quality control procedures before proceeding with patient testing.
• Perform routine clinical laboratory tests.
• Perform technical laboratory procedures with accuracy and precision, meeting the standard of all accreditation/regulatory agencies.
• Ensure adherence to correct testing policies, procedures, and quality assurance.
• Set up, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure efficient performance
• Maintain cleanliness of the laboratory.
• Maintain adequate inventory of laboratory supplies. Place order with purchasing as needed
• Comply with established safety guidelines.
• Comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations pertaining to patient care, patient's rights, safety, billing, and collections.
• Adhere to all Company and departmental policies and procedures, including Disaster Recovery Plan and IT policies and procedures.
• Complete all duties required to keep laboratory in compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies. Must be able to perform compliance testing.
• Comply with protecting patient privacy.
• Maintain all logs as required.
• Initiate troubleshooting procedures when instrument malfunction occurs and contact instrument service company, if necessary.
• Submit monthly paperwork to consultant.
• Performs other duties and projects are assigned.

Position Qualifications/Requirements

Education: High School education, required

Previous Experience: Minimum of two years' experience in a lab setting, required

Core Capabilities:

• Analysis & Critical Thinking: Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Interpersonal Effectiveness: Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness. Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
• Customer Service & Organizational Awareness: Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
• Self-Management: Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development. Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook required.
• Laboratory information system
• Laboratory instrumentation

Certifications/Licenses: National lab certification preferred

Travel: Less than 25%

Remote: No

Standard Work Days/Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.