Lab Assistant

Company: CHI St Vincent Health
Location: Little Rock
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

Overview\nCHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. \n \nCommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. \n \nCHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. Our laboratory services offer a clinical ladder program to further develop growth and leadership opportunities and our market is supported by a CommonSpirit Health National Laboratory Leadership council.\n \n \nWe offer the following benefits to support you and your family:\n\n* Health/Dental/Vision Insurance\n* Flexible spending accounts\n* Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft \n* Adoption Assistance\n* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family\n* Paid Time Off (PTO) \n* Tuition Assistance for career growth and development\n* Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs\n* Wellness Programs\n\nResponsibilities\n\n* Coordinates the day to day operation of phlebotomy and specimen receiving to ensure all client needs are met.\n* Coordinates the training of all new employees, ensuring the new employee checklist is completed in a timely manner.\n* Can perform all functions of Technical Assistant.\n* Performs registration and billing functions for all patient types.\n* Demonstrates knowledge of computer functions required to receive, process, distribute and track all types of specimens.\n* Accurately orders laboratory test for all types of patients.\n* Dispatches, logs and tracks calls for client specimen pickup.\n* Pick up specimens collected at all clients; perform the duties of a lab courier as needed.\n* Fills supplies for clients within a reasonable turn-around time.\n* Assist with restocking supplies in the stockroom.\n* Reports any shortages to necessary personnel\n\nQualifications\nEducation: High school diploma, GED, Metropolitan Test or equivalent. \nExperience: At least three (3) years phlebotomy experience and two (2) years SVHS Laboratory experience.\n\nPay Range\n$12.33 - $16.95 /hour

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