Lab Assistant I

ANNUAL SALARY (DEPENDING ON SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): Hourly Rate $24.64

SCOPE: Perform routine medical lab tests for the diagnosis and treatment of patients as directed by the clinicians and lab director.

STATUS: Temporary

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Specimen collection and venipuncture.
• Perform Injections.
• Maintain daily/weekly/monthly logs and documents.
• Run daily QC and perform routine maintenance on hematology analyzer for MD or CLS review and approve patient processing.
• Accept results automatically recorded by the hematology analyzer in LIS for MD review.
• Perform Quarterly proficiency testing.
• Perform Waived lab tests.
• Specimen Handling, processing, and send out to reference labs.
• Assist bone marrow biopsy, prepare specimen for transport
• Maintain orders and supplies
• Maintain lab facility
• Admin duties as assigned by manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School or GED required
• Completion of Clinical Medical Assistant program with Phlebotomy required
• Medical Assistant (AAMA / CMA) CA/National required
• CA Phlebotomy License preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment may occur.