Hennepin Healthcare is hiring a Laboratory Assistant (1.0 FTE: 5 days/week, 8 hour shifts) for our Pediatrics Clinic in downtown Minneapolis to work day shift. ***This position is currently Monday-Friday day hours but may expand to include evenings and weekends as we grow. A hiring incentive ($1,000) is available for eligible external candidates (current and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible). SUMMARY: 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