The Assistant I, Laboratory (Lab) performs specimen accessioning, data entry, processing and other technical and non-technical duties in the laboratory under the general supervision of the Technologist or Supervisor. This position reports to the Manager/Supervisor, Laboratory (Lab).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Receives and processes samples, centrifuges, aliquots, checks for hemolysis, clotted samples (if required), delivers samples to test areas for testing, stores and discards completed samples according to safety, infection control and other policies and procedures

• Loads and unloads samples utilizing technical equipment

2. Performs Specimen Processor I duties and responsibilities as needed to support the workload

3. Resolves issues involving handwritten tubes, patients, barcodes, requisitions not on file in the Laboratory Information System (LIS) by collaborating with Lab Customer Support and Accessioning departments or calling clinics/customers

4. Assists the technical staff in specimen processing and preparation in the clinical laboratory

• Communicates Alert calls to the clients according to the policy

• Documents work activities and pertinent information (using internal and external comments) in the LIS or paper logs to ensure regulatory compliance requirements are met and that audit trails are established

5. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned including but not limited to:

• Notifies supervisor and/or technical section of potential or existing concerns

• A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter.
• Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average.
• Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential.
• Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions.
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future.
• Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.