Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Laboratory Assistant II
$64,958–$81,182 year
On-siteElk Grove, California, United States
Elk Grove, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$64,958–$81,182 yearLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Job Summary
Collect blood specimens, receive, sort, and access specimens for laboratory testing, and assign them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows. Complete computerized tasks for patient registration, test order entry, and post-analytic report distribution. Operate basic pre-analytic lab equipment while maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area. Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations regarding privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care. Escalate priority work and complex deviations as required.
Required Qualifications
- HS Diploma: High School or General Education Diploma (GED)
- CA Licensed Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) I or II
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering Laboratory testing
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to collecting blood specimens
- Knowledge and practice of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted to the Laboratory for analysis
- Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks
- Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes
- Ability to compassionately and effectively interact with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behaviors
- Ability to appropriately respond to fluctuations in volume
- Ability to appropriately respond to unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or IS failure
- Ability to appropriately respond to shift-to-shift hand-offs
- Ability to appropriately respond to STAT test orders
- Ability to appropriately respond to specimen integrity issues
- Ability to appropriately respond to regular review of pending logs, priority assignments, etc.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence
- Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients
- Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making
- Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required
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