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Laboratory Assistant - Primary Care

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

Watertown, SD | Full Time

$46k-62k (estimate)

2 Months Ago

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$46k-62k (estimate)

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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is Hiring a Laboratory Assistant - Primary Care Near Watertown, SD

Laboratory Assistant - Primary Care

Workplace Details

Join our team and see why Prairie Lakes Healthcare System continues to be named a Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital by the National Rural Health Association. Be a part of our mission to make a positive difference in the health of the patients and communities we serve by delivering accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is an independent, non-profit rural healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota.

Job Summary

This full-time (1.0 status or 40 hours weekly) position will perform venous and capillary blood collection from patients (neonates to geriatric), transports specimens, and performs basic clerical tests and data entry functions.

Responsibilities include:

Collects and transports venous and capillary blood specimens, determines specimen acceptability and prepares specimens for technical analysis.
Performs basic demographic and test ordering functions on outpatients and marketing patients entering referral lab test results.
Performs and reports waived testing under technical supervision.
Performs basic office functions: answering telephones, maintaining stock, ordering office/paper supplies, maintains and orders phlebotomy supplies. Relays verbal and written information to authorized individuals.
Performs and documents all assigned preventive maintenance and safety functions.
Administers TB and other intradermal skin tests.
Assists with orientation of new staff and students.
Assists in identifying Quality Improvement (QI) indicators and data gathering.
Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers comprehensive benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

Additional benefits for those qualifying include:

Flexible Spending Account
Roth IRA retirement plan
Employee Assistance Program for mental health
Education Loan Program
Community discounts including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nine-month medical assistant program is preferred.

Previous phlebotomy experience preferred.

Valid South Dakota driver's license required.

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

SALARY

$46k-62k (estimate)

POST DATE

07/04/2024

EXPIRATION DATE

10/03/2024

WEBSITE

prairielakes.com

HEADQUARTERS

WATERTOWN, SD

SIZE

25 - 50

FOUNDED

1986

REVENUE

<$5M

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About Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a leader in regional healthcare for northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. Caring for a ten-county service area of 90,000 people, the health professionals of Prairie Lakes are dedicated to excellence. That commitment has made Prairie Lakes one of the most innovative rural healthcare systems in the nation. Prairie Lakes has been a dynamic model for rural health, achieving consistently high scores for value and quality. We've served as a "show site" for patient care technology and diagnostic equipment, and we're unchallenged in our uncompromising care... for patients and their families. Healthcare is constantly changing, and we believe not only in keeping up with those changes, but keeping ahead of them. That's one of the reasons we offer a wide variety of healthcare services with advanced equipment. It's why we seek out the most skilled physicians and compassionate staff. It's because our commitment to quality healthcare is our first priority. It's what our patients deserve. More
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