Laboratory Assistant I in Gardena, CA at Avanti Hospitals

Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Job Title: Laboratory Assistant I 

City: Gardena / State: California    

Clinical Laboratory

Day Shift

Varied Hours

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Job Description and Job Responsibilites

Laboratory Assistant I

Job Summary: 

The Lab Assistant I is responsible to perform phlebotomy, specimen processing, and micro plating. Professional application of the laboratory’s principles, theories, techniques of phlebotomy and specimen processing will be required. This position reports to the lead laboratory assistant, laboratory manager/supervisor, and/or the administrative director of Laboratory services.

Essential Job Duties: 

• Follows the hospital’s policies and procedures and documents their review.
• Demonstrates ability to draw blood on all age groups, following each step of the laboratory procedure.
• Troubleshoots problems, documents specimen rejection, prepares send-out specimens and performs billing procedures.
• Orients and trains new staff.
• Keeps work area supplied, orderly and clean.
• Receives micro specimens in the LIS and processes them in micro.
• Performs other duties assigned by the lab manager/supervisor/lab administrative director.

Behavioral Standards: 

• Exhibits customer and service oriented behaviors in every day work interactions.
• Demonstrates a courteous and respectful attitude to internal workforce and external customers.

Communication/Knowledge:

• Provides accurate and timely written and verbal communication of clinical information in a manner that is understood by all involved in the delivery of patient care.   
• Able to listen, understand, problem-solve, and carry-out duties to ensure the optimal patient care outcomes.
• Able to use IT systems in an accurate and proficient manner.

Collaboration/Teamwork:

• Contributes toward effective, positive working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
• Demonstrates cooperation, flexibility, reliability, and dependability in all daily work activities and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of the customer and the organization.