What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Assistant - Community Clinics position at Hennepin Healthcare?
SUMMARY: We are seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our Community Clinics team. This full time role will work days (start times fall between 8 and 9 AM). This is a float position float between our clinics: Brooklyn Park, Clinic and Specialty Center, East Lake, Golden Valley, Richfield, and Whittier. Purpose of this position: Under general supervision, performs work that involves collecting and/or processing laboratory specimens, entering data into the electronic health record (EHR) and/or the laboratory information system (LIS). Interacts and communicates with patients, their families, and members of the healthcare team by using various communication tools in a timely and professional manner RESPONSIBILITIES: Ambulatory (Community Clinics/CSC) - Assists in maintaining supplies and helping with inventory - Assists with training of new staff members and students - Performs standard procedures for the collection of laboratory samples including but not limited to: - Patient identification - Venipuncture collection - Capillary collection - Urine collection - Documentation of collection in the Laboratory Information System (LIS) - Reviews and releases patient laboratory orders in the electronic health record (EHR) - Reviews, orders, and collects patient laboratory orders from an outside facility according to standard operating procedures - Properly processes and distributes specimens following collection - Explains collection processes and procedures to patients, customers, and their families - Prepares specimens for send out to reference laboratory (HHS Main Campus), including properly labeling, aliquoting of specimens, and any associated LIS documentation (transfer lists) - Prepares, performs, and documents select testing according to standard operating procedures for which they have received applicable training and supervisor approval to perform
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications: - High school diploma or GED -OR- - An approved equivalent combination of education and experience Preferred Qualifications: - Certified or certified-eligible with a nationally accredited phlebotomy association -OR- - Completion of ten quarter credits of biology or chemistry college courses -OR- - Six Months of experience in a clinical laboratory setting Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: - Customer Service skills
