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A Little More About What You Will be Doing
The Medical Lab Assistant, CPT functions with general directions from senior technical personnel and reports to the Laboratory Manager. Responsibilities include performing blood draws, supply inventory, specimen storage, and assisting the processing bench as needed for lunch and end-of-day coverage. Performs all job duties with sensitivity to the patient population(s) being served.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Maintains and understand the daily phlebotomy schedule in the EMRPrepares for patient blood draw based on the physician orders in the EMRUnderstands where to locate and how to follow test collection requirements for each laboratory facility performing testing, including appropriate kits and paperwork required for esoteric testingCollects the appropriate tubes required for each test orderCollects specimens while following policy and procedure and maintaining the integrity of the process with strict adherence to patient identification policyEffectively communicates with physicians and physician teams when order clarification is necessaryInventories supplies for the phlebotomy area, restock as needed and performs a weekly expiration date check of all phlebotomy suppliesRotates stored patient specimens from refrigerator to freezer storage and discard old samplesQualificationsEducationHigh school diploma or GED requiredExperienceAt least 1 year of experience required as a Medical Lab Assistant3 years of experience preferredLicenses/CertificationBasic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association or American Red Cross requiredPhlebotomy Certification CA (CPT 1) required
Req ID : 10509
Working Title : Medical Lab Assistant - Oncology - Santa Monica
Department : Angeles Laboratory
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category : Pathology / Laboratory
Job Specialty : Laboratory
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $21.29 - $31.94