Medical Lab Assistant / Microbiology
Company: Hillcrest Medical Center
Location: Tulsa
Posted on: May 2, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
We are looking for an evening shift, full-time Medical Lab
Assistant to join our Microbiology team in Tulsa,OK. -Fulfilling
your purpose begins here at Hillcrest HealthCare System: -People
First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings
account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k
retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and
moreYour team is bigger than your department:
Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed
hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V.
Helmerich Women's Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the
latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma
Heart Institute.We believe healthcare is a team sport and every
player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate
differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- Promotes professionalism and interacts with colleagues in a way
that promotes a cooperative working environment.
- Ensure specimens are obtained in accordance with laboratory
guidelines.
- Demonstrate proper communication skills to relate pertinent
data or information about the patient or laboratory sample to
appropriate care provider.
- Supports organizational priorities to maintain compliance with
regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Attains required competency and demonstrates the ability to
follow procedural directions and protocols.
- Able to prioritize and organize workload and assist other
coworkers to maintain productivity.
- Follows proper protocols for -specimen packaging and specimen
transport.
- Responsible for patient registration, lab test ordering,
specimen receipt, accessioning, processing and specimen
distribution according to protocol.
- Demonstrates proper infection control practices, proper patient
identification, performs proper prompt specimen transport.
- Performs proper drug screen collection and processing, as
assigned
- Answers laboratory department phone calls.
- Monitors phlebotomy draw list and assigns/dispatches
phlebotomists to draw specimens as assigned.
- Courier duties as assigned.
- Demonstrates ability to recognize emergent conditions and
reacts appropriately.
- Provides phlebotomy services in a professional and patient
centered manner as assigned.
- Engages in self-evaluation of practice and takes action to
improve knowledge and skills. - - - - - -
- Retains accountability for quality of care given to the
patient.
- Promotes service excellence and growth of the laboratory.
- May work with multiple departments within the laboratory or
across the hospital/health system.
- Performs laboratory tests in compliance with policies and
procedures as assigned.
- Assists in preparing laboratory equipment for testing.
- Assists other laboratory personnel with laboratory related
processes as assigned.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned. -
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Basic computer skills and strong customer service skills
-Preferred Job Requirements:
- Certification from nationally recognized agency as a
phlebotomist upon hire.
- Certification from a nationally recognized agency as a medical
lab assistant within 2 years of hire date.
- Experience working in the clinical setting, preferred
Keywords: Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa , Medical Lab Assistant / Microbiology, Other , Tulsa, Oklahoma
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