Lab Assistant I

Steward Health Care System LLC ("Steward") is a fully integrated, physician-led national health care services organization committed to providing the highest quality of care in the most cost-efficient manner in the communities where out patents live. Steward - the largest privately held health care company in the U.S. - owns and operations 35 community hospitals across nine states, serves over 1,000 distinct communities and employs approximately 40,000 health care professionals. In addition to our hospitals, the Steward provider network includes 4,800 providers, 25 urgent care centers, 87 preferred skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health offerings, over 7,300 hospital beds under management, and approximately 1.5 million full risk covered lies through the company's managed care and health insurance services. The total number of paneled lives within Steward's integrated care network is projected to reach 3 million in 2018.
Steward Medical Group (SMG), Inc. is Steward's multi-specialty group practice with over 4,500 employees including over 1,800 physicians and advanced practitioners. SMG operates approximately 450 practice locations throughout Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, and provides more than 4 million patient encounters per year.
Responsibilities:
1. Performs accurate and appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to established laboratory protocol and procedures.
2. Reports test results in a timely manner and according to established laboratory protocol and procedures. a. Reports results within time limits established for test procedures. b. Reports results for stats, abnormals, critical values, and other categories of special requests as defined by laboratory policy. c. Documents special handling required for test results that meet outlying (established) criteria.
3. Follows established procedures for laboratory quality control and reports discrepancies to the appropriate supervisor.
4. Performs daily, weekly, monthly or as needed, maintenance on instruments and equipment as appropriate. Performs calibration of equipment as required.
5. Troubleshoots instruments, equipment, reagents, and patient specimens when problems occur. Notifies the supervisor if unable to solve the problem. a. Follows established guidelines for troubleshooting procedures.
6. Complies with established laboratory and hospital policies for universal precautions and safety procedures.
7. Performs phlebotomy (venipunctures, finger sticks, heel sticks, bleeding times) as appropriate for the patient (from age 0 to greater than 100 years) requiring this procedure.
8. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
9. Follows the hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
10. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
11. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and interdepartmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
Qualifications:
• Associate degree in a relevant science preferred. • MLT (ASCP) or equivalent registration or has completed a technician training program in a school accredited/approved by HHS, or MLT eligible under Medicare laboratory regulations.• Four (4) months clinical lab internship preferred.
Salary Range: 12.00 - 15.00