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Laboratory Assistant / Phlebotomist, California

Laboratory Assistant / Phlebotomist, California
Description
Job title: Laboratory Assistant

Job Location: Pasadena, CA 91105

Job Duration: 6 months – Temp to Hire 

Pay Rate - $ 24.50/hr. on W2

Shift: : 8AM - 430PM (may shift hours by 30 minutes or so, depending on need)

 

Job Description

The Lab Assistant will receive blood samples that are delivered by mail, FedEx, courier, etc.

The samples are assigned a unique ID bar code and prepped for testing.

The Lab Assistant will need to have excellent attention to detail to properly handle samples.

The samples must be prepped for testing – separate the blood from the serum using a centrifuge.

The Lab Assistant will also check the paperwork that is received and check for accuracy and completeness.

The Lab Assistant must have excellent troubleshooting skills to resolve any issues or concerns regarding the paperwork or samples received.

They must have excellent customer service skills to interface with the customer (other labs, doctors’ offices, Norris and Medical Centers).

The Lab Assistant will also assign a bar code to each sample.

 

Specimen Processing Area

The Specimen Processing area is crucial to the Endocrine lab.

If a sample is not prepped correctly or assigned to the wrong patient, it is a huge issue that would negatively impact the credibility of the lab.

The Specimen Processing area does not perform the data entry related to the sample processing.

The data entry process is performed by a related team at the lab.

The Lab Assistant will need to have experience and be proficient with MS Excel and MS Word.

 

Office Tasks

The Lab Assistant may carry out various tasks in the office setting, including:

Preparation of patient past sheets

Verification of patient records/data entry

Preparation of patient documents for billing purposes

Dispersal of patient reports (fax, email, mail, etc.)

Other administrative tasks

 

General Lab Tasks

The Lab Assistant also carries out other general laboratory tasks, such as:

Organizing, archiving, and pulling samples to and from freezers

Taking temperatures of storage units

Instrument maintenance tasks

Routine inventory checks

Other laboratory duties

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