Lab Assistant
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Great Plains Health
North Platte, NE, US
Summary
The Laboratory Assistant is responsible for greeting patients, performing blood and urine specimen collections, and managing order entry. They also ensure specimens are properly prepared, stored, or exported for testing while maintaining sanitary conditions.
Job Description
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Job Title:
Lab Assistant
Cost Center:
Laboratory
Job Description:
The Laboratory Assistant is responsible for greeting the laboratory patients, order entry, blood and urine specimen collection, preparation of specimens for testing, storage and/or export and preparation of reports.
Essential Functions
1. Demonstrates safe and competent use of equipment and software to carry out duties.
2. Prioritize workflow by medical necessity and priority.
3. Answers telephone inquiries including specimen requirement information.
4. Prepares reports for export or storage as required.
5. Demonstrate professional customer service skills while registering patient and performing blood and urine collections according to procedures including following age specific guidelines for collection. This includes therapeutic phlebotomies, paternity testing, and drug screens.
6. Prepares specimens for testing, storage or export according to procedures including resolution of any specimen and/or order discrepancies.
7. Performs billing functions timely.
8. Orders department supplies from Material Management for maintaining specimen collection kits, trays and office supplies.
9. Maintains a sanitary conditions and practices isolation procedures and protocols.
10. Orient new lab aide employees as required.
Join us. Join great. Join the dynamic team at Great Plains Health and be a part of something truly exceptional. At Great Plains Health, we embody a culture defined by authenticity, integrity, and a genuine commitment to listening to both our patients and each other.
As a member of our team, you'll experience a supportive environment where collaboration is key, and every voice is valued. We work together seamlessly, leveraging our collective strengths to provide the highest quality care to our community.
Passion drives us forward, propelling us to constantly strive for excellence in everything we do. If you're seeking a rewarding career in healthcare surrounded by like-minded individuals who share your dedication and enthusiasm, Great Plains Health is the place for you. Come join us and be part of a team that's making a real difference every day.
Great Plains Health is a nonprofit, fully accredited, 116-bed regional referral center in North Platte, Nebraska, serving west Nebraska, northern Kansas and northern Colorado.
Our health system includes nearly 100 physicians representing 30 medical specialties, approximately 1,200 employees and more than 100 volunteers. We provide advanced services in heart and vascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, women’s services, emergency care and more, including a Level III trauma center.
Through 13 Great Plains Physician Network and hospital-based clinics, along with outreach at 26 critical access hospitals, we are helping patients receive high-quality care closer to home.
At Great Plains Health, excellence is not a destination. It is an ongoing journey to improve what we do every day and in every way.
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Our social media channels exist to inform, educate, and celebrate our patients, employees, physicians, and community. We welcome respectful discussion and differing viewpoints. To maintain a safe and productive environment, we reserve the right to hide or remove comments containing personal attacks, harassment, hate speech, profanity, misinformation about identifiable individuals, protected health information, spam, or comments unrelated to the original post. Constructive criticism and respectful questions are welcome.
Founded
1975
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
North Platte, Nebraska
Great Plains Health is a nonprofit, fully accredited, 116-bed regional referral center in North Platte, Nebraska, serving west Nebraska, northern Kansas and northern Colorado.
Our health system includes nearly 100 physicians representing 30 medical specialties, approximately 1,200 employees and more than 100 volunteers. We provide advanced services in heart and vascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, women’s services, emergency care and more, including a Level III trauma center.
Through 13 Great Plains Physician Network and hospital-based clinics, along with outreach at 26 critical access hospitals, we are helping patients receive high-quality care closer to home.
At Great Plains Health, excellence is not a destination. It is an ongoing journey to improve what we do every day and in every way.
______________
Our social media channels exist to inform, educate, and celebrate our patients, employees, physicians, and community. We welcome respectful discussion and differing viewpoints. To maintain a safe and productive environment, we reserve the right to hide or remove comments containing personal attacks, harassment, hate speech, profanity, misinformation about identifiable individuals, protected health information, spam, or comments unrelated to the original post. Constructive criticism and respectful questions are welcome.
Founded
1975
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
North Platte, Nebraska
