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Laboratory Technical Assistant - Capitol Hill (40 hrs)

Kaiser Permanente

#Phlebotomy #Medical Assistant #Laboratory #Accreditation #Laboratory testing #Data entry #Point-of-care testing #Quality control #Safety compliance #Specimen processing #Performance improvement #Specimen collection

Full Time On Site 0-2 yrsPosted 1 month ago

Location

Seattle, Washington

Quick overview

The Technical Assistant performs pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic laboratory testing procedures, including specimen collection and instrument maintenance. They also provide customer service, manage laboratory supplies, and train phlebotomy students and employees.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have at least one year of recent clinical laboratory experience and a High School Diploma or GED. A Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Certificate (Washington) is required for this role.

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Job description

Job Summary

The Technical Assistant performs the pre-analytic phases of laboratory testing procedures and may also perform the analytic and post analytic phases of waived testing procedures, loading of specimen and quality control material for testing on instruments, loading of reagents and appropriate documentation, and routine instrument maintenance.
Other duties include: responsibility for documentation of all activities, monitoring supplies; compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements related to safety and laboratory testing; face to face and telephone customer service; computer data entry and retrieval; workplace cleanliness and maintenance, training, and point-of-care testing.

Essential Responsibilities

Technologist
Assistance: Loads specimen and quality control material for testing on instruments, records the receipt of reagent and supply shipments, loads reagents and appropriate documentation, and performs routine instrument maintenance, specimen banking/storage and disposal.
Technical
Resource: Helps resolve problems and answer pre-analytical procedural questions. Serves as a resource to laboratory customers.
Computer
Data
Entry &
Retrieval: Accessions specimens, enters results, retrieves information, enters results.
Specimen
Collection and
Processing: Collects specimens for lab testing. Has knowledge of special specimen collection and handling requirements for specific populations, e.g. infants, pediatric and geriatric patients. Processes specimens for lab testing according to laboratory procedures.
Other duties: Participates in Performance Improvement activities. Performs maintenance. Performs waived testing and EKG testing. Trains phlebotomy students and employees.

Basic Qualifications

Experience Minimum one (1) year of recent clinical laboratory experience. Education High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) required. License, Certification, Registration Medical
Assistant
Phlebotomist
Certificate (Washington)
Additional
Requirements: Basic computer skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Customer service and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Five (5) years of clinical laboratory experience. Bachelors degree in a science related field. Background studies in science-related classes.