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Laboratory Assistant, Core Laboratory
$44k-55k (estimate)
Full Time | Hospital
4 Months Ago
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Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids is Hiring a Laboratory Assistant, Core Laboratory Near Rapids, IA
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing clerical and limited technical services to the laboratory. The Laboratory Assistant assures quality test results by following policies and procedures, communicating effectively with co-workers, providers, and patients.
Job Duties
- Properly identifies patients and samples during the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases of testing.
- Uses laboratory information system access information and enter information
- Acts as a resource for laboratory medicine information to providers and others
- Assists in procedure writing, updating, and validating
- Actively seeks and identifies opportunities for process improvement
- Maintains and improves skills by participating in at least one continuing education activity annually
- Prioritizes workload to ensure timely reporting of results
- Performs instrument maintenance
- Completes required department documentation
- Reads and records temperatures and other daily chores
- Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome
Department Specific Duties
- Responsible for documenting and setting up new cultures according to sources and types
- Performs gram stains, performs and results Strep screens, RSV, Influenza A&B and other tests
- Collects nasal, nasal aspirates and throat cultures in the outpatient area and administers and reads TB skin tests
- Performs waived testing and other duties as assigned.
- Follows laboratory procedures for specimen collection, order entry, specimen receiving and all other duties.
- Prioritizes workload to ensure timely collection of patient samples.
- Performs specimen collection including phlebotomy and other specimen types as directed, with skill and compassion.
- Answers incoming phone calls and places outgoing calls in a timely manner using proper phone etiquette.
- Receives specimens into the laboratory and delivers to proper locations.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of laboratory testing procedures
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements, including CAP, COLA, CLIA, TJC, and FDA
- Ability to work quickly and efficiently under pressure without sacrificing quality
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work with interruptions
- Skilled in use of standard laboratory instrumentation
- Skilled in use of laboratory information system (LIS)
- Ability to recognize and correct problems with quality control
- Ability to recognize problems and troubleshoot laboratory equipment
- Ability to detail-oriented
- Ability to complete appropriate documentation and paperwork clearly and completely
- Knowledge of different patient populations and their needs, including neonatal, pediatric, and, geriatric
Professional Experience
- Medical laboratory experience preferred, but not required.
Education
- Required: High school diploma
Licensure, Certification, Registration
- N/A
Physical Demand Requirements
- Light: Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently
Schedule: Full Time, Day/Evening, M-F 1200-2030
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Hospital
SALARY
$44k-55k (estimate)
POST DATE
12/09/2022
EXPIRATION DATE
12/22/2023
WEBSITE
www.mercycare.org
HEADQUARTERS
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
SIZE
7,500 - 15,000
CEO
Jon Sweet
REVENUE
$500M - $1B
INDUSTRY
Hospital
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About Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
MercyCare Community Physicians has fifteen family practice clinics throughout the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area, including in Center Point, Hiawatha, Marion, Monticello, Mount Vernon, North Liberty and Tama. Two urgent care facilities and four specialty clinics are also part of the MCCP system. MCCP also offers billing and other administrative services to clients of its Managed Services Organizations. Established in 1995, MCCP is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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