What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Technician position at La Clinica Del Valle?
Lab Technician
Full Time | Hourly
Acute Care Clinic
We’re committed to compassionate care for all. Our patients. Our employees. You.
At La Clinica, we love our patients and enthusiastically treat them with the same care, respect, and dignity that we would our friends, family, and neighbors because that's who they are. If this appeals to you, La Clinica might be the right place to build your career. We’re looking for the right team members to treat our patients with this level of care.
We extend our commitment to compassionate care to our employees as well. We invest in our employees' lives through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, easy access to wellness, personal and professional development workshops, and a focus on healthy work-life harmony.
The Lab Technician performs medical laboratory tests, procedures, experiments, and analyses to provide data for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease by performing the following duties.
Accountabilities Include:
General Responsibilities:
- Obtains and prepares patient samples for analysis.
- Maintains an accurate, readable record log of all laboratory orders / functions for in-house and outside laboratories.
- Conducts chemical analysis of body fluids such as blood and urine to determine presence of normal and abnormal components, slide preparation, use of the centrifuge and other basis lab skills.
- Interacts and collaborates with each Care Team to facilitate smooth patient flow.
- Reports test results to providers in a timely manner.
- Performs quality control studies to ensure accuracy of clinical data per manufacture guidelines.
- Documents all pertinent patient data and actions taken in the patient record in a concise, accurate and legible fashion.
- Manages clinic lab pool in-basket and follow-up in a timely manner.
- Works with patients on outstanding lab orders and assists in removing barriers to obtaining lab services.
- Maintains records and documentation for procedure competency and to meet CLIA requirements and regulations.
- Orders and manages laboratory inventory and supplies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
Required:
- Minimum: High School Diploma
- Lab Technician Certification
- BLS HealthCare Provider (First Aid/CPR)
- Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
- Skills to intervene and promote reconciliation, compromise and positive outcomes in difficult interactions
- Skilled at using electronic health records as applicable to area of work (EPIC)
Preferred:
- Associates degree in related field
- Three to five years of experience in related medical field
- Basic knowledge of adult learning models
Equity Statement:
At La Clinica, we commit to engage everyone in a welcoming, respectful, and loving way and to maintain the dignity and value of all people above everything else. These standards align with our organization’s vision of absolute excellence, open-hearted community, and well-being for all.
For more information, please visit our website at: https://laclinicahealth.org/patients/approach/
Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate Department for interview; those selected must be able to provide proof of legal right to work in this country. La Clinica is a drug free work environment and Equal Opportunity Employer. La Clinica complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.