What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Laboratory Technical Assistant position at Olmsted Medical Center?
1.0 FTE
Starting pay $21.41 - $32.11
At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for employees who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.
- Medical Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Adoption Assistance Plan
Minimum Qualifications
- Medical terminology preferred
- Computer data entry skills preferred
- Phlebotomy experience required/certification preferred
- Previous Laboratory experience required
- BLS certification
Core Competencies
- Acts as a resource and provides training and education for phlebotomy and specimen collection techniques according to established protocols, procedures, and standards of Laboratory practice.
- Acts as a resource and provides training and education for waived laboratory testing according to established protocols, procedures, and standards of Laboratory Science practice.
- Acts as a resource for management of patient orders.
- Acts as a resource and provides training and education for specimen processing and handling according to established protocols, procedures, and standards of Laboratory practice.
- Assists with assessment of competency for all areas of practice.
- Applies patient safety standards and patient management methods to Laboratory practice.
- Practices the ethics of the profession.
Job Responsibilities
- Demonstrates proficiency in training phlebotomy collection techniques and patient management, including venipuncture, capillary puncture, and as applies, arterial puncture and therapeutic phlebotomy, as required.
- Demonstrates proficiency in training patient preparation and specimen collection techniques for throat culture, urine, and other requested specimens.
- Demonstrates proficiency in training waived level testing for immunology, urinalysis, chemistry, and hematology (as applies).
- Demonstrates proficiency in documenting patient specimen flow in Laboratory Information System (LIS).
- Demonstrates proficiency in training specimen processing and handling according to requirements, including preparation of specimens for dispatch to external labs as needed.
- Assists with development of tools for assessment of competency for all areas of practice.
- Assists in maintaining inventory for all necessary supplies.
- Assists in monitoring and ensuring completion of required periodic tasks within the Laboratory.
- Develops staff schedule and weekend/holiday rotation.
- Maintains a safe work environment and complies with standards for safe practice and standard precautions.
- Performs other duties as requested.
Salary : $21 - $32
