Laboratory Assistant at Avera Health

Location

Avera St Mary's Hospital Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America) Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $18.75 - $24.50 Position Highlights Day

Schedule

5a-2p; Monday - Friday; May have occasional weekends, holidays, or evenings You Belong at Avera Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. A Brief Overview Organizes specimen collection requests, performs patient clinical laboratory specimen collection procedures, specimen transport, specimen processing, testing dispersal, point-of-care testing procedures, and other pre analytic functions following established standards and practices.

What you will do Collects blood and other specimens from patients according to established standards and procedures. Labels, transports or stores collected specimens as directed in an accurate and timely manner following Lean Principles as determined by Standard Work Document. Processes all laboratory specimens to include centrifuging, separating, measuring, storing and distributing to appropriate testing areas or packaging for transport to reference laboratories.

Completes patient registration, test order computer data entry and pertinent sequel databases as required by established standards and procedures. Identifies and resolves routine specimen acceptability and test order problems for on campus specimens. Refers incomplete patient information or non-routine identified problems to appropriate individuals for problem resolution.

Benefits

• You Need & Then Some Avera is proud to offer a wide range of

Benefits

• to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives.

Benefits

• are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.
• If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org .