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Lab Assistant - 1202 - Full Time

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Wilmington Health PLLC

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Wilmington, North Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Lab Assistant is responsible for performing various diagnostic tests, collecting patient specimens, and maintaining laboratory equipment and supplies. They must also ensure accurate documentation, manage lab orders via the LIS system, and communicate critical results to healthcare providers.

Qualifications

Wilmington Health is seeking a Lab Assistant with a high school diploma or equivalent. The role involves performing various lab tests, collecting specimens, and maintaining lab supplies, requiring strong attention to detail and adherence to procedures. Good communication and computer skills are also important for this position.

Job Description

About Wilmington Health

Since 1971, Wilmington Health has been committed to the care and health of our community in Wilmington as well as all of Southeastern North Carolina. Wilmington Health is structured as a multi-specialty medical practice with primary care providers integrated into the system. In this way, Wilmington Health is able to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the care of all our patients. Wilmington Health is committed to using collaborative, evidence-based medicine in providing the highest quality of care to the patients we serve.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: 

  • Ability to perform any or all of the following tests/duties:
    1. Urinalysis
    2. Rapid Strep
    3. Mono
    4. Flu
    5. RSV
    6. Accucheck
    7. Urine Pregnancy
    8. Lead
    9. T. Bilirubin
    10. ISTAT
    11. Affirm VP III
    12. Alere Triage
  • Perform finger sticks, heel sticks, and venipuncture to obtain specimens for testing
  • Analyze patient specimens on hematology analyzer
  • Prepare specimens and paperwork to be sent to LabCorp, NHRMC, OMH, or main lab
  • Collection and mailing of PKU and sickle cell filter paper test to the state laboratory
  • Instruct patients on correct procedures for collecting clean catch urine specimens
  • Prepare specimens for microscopic review
  • Set up and read ESR’s
  • Sending appropriate letters to parents when children need to repeat PKU, sickle cell, and/or lead testing
  • Keep lab supplies stocked
  • Analyze samples for proficiency testing
  • Oversee operation of lab in and communicate appropriately with site manager and lab manager
  • Bring critical lab results to attention of providers
  • Check temps in fridge, room, incubator, freezer, humidity, and record in logbook
  • Correctly package and have ready to transport any bio-hazard materials used in lab
  • Run controls of newly opened kits, i.e. strep, mono, urine, pregnancy, flu, RSV per package insert
  • Clean lab counters daily and when spills occur and record on cleaning calendar
  • Prepare control data to be sent for monthly evaluation and peer-group comparison
  • Utilize Orchard LIS system for lab order entry, result entry, patient inquiry, editing results or orders
  • Utilize EMR and EPM for appropriate lab needs
  • All other duties as assigned by Lab Manager

Other Duties:

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: 

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred:      

ADA Physical Demands:

Rarely (Less than .5 hrs/day) Occasionally (0.6 – 2.5 hrs/day) Frequently (2.6 – 5.5 hrs/day) Continuously (5.6 – 8.0 hrs/day)

Physical Demand

Required?

Frequency

Standing


Continuously

Sitting


Frequently

Walking


Frequently

Kneeling/Crouching


Rarely

Lifting


Occasionally

Lab Assistant Competencies

General

  1. Customer Service
  2. Professionalism/Integrity/Responsibility
  3. Teamwork/Process Focus
  4. Dependability/Punctuality
  5. Interpersonal Relationships/Communication
  6. Judgment/Decision Making/Problem Solving
  7. Quality/Quantity
  8. Initiative
  9. Safety/Housekeeping
  10. Organizational Skills/Time Management

Department Specific

  1. Specimen Collection
  2. Procedures
  3. Interview/Communication Skills
  4. Computer Skills
  5. Documentation
  6. Equipment maintenance

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Wilmington Health PLLC

Since 1971, Wilmington Health has been committed to the care and health of our community in Wilmington as well as all of Southeastern North Carolina. Wilmington Health is structured as a multi-specialty clinic with primary care providers integrated into the system. In this way, Wilmington Health is able to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the care of all our patients. In 2013, Wilmington Health was named a 2013 Acclaim Award Honoree by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The prestigious honor is awarded annually to only three national healthcare organizations. Previous esteemed Acclaim Award Honorees include Mayo Clinic Health System, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and The Cleveland Clinic. Wilmington Health’s drive to become a High Performance Health System (HPHS) began over five years ago by taking a programmatic approach involving a three part system of change including direction setting by our leadership, process improvement at the ground level, and a redesign of the most elemental processes throughout the organization. A priority was given to paying careful attention to metrics, analysis, and critical assessment of each innovation and how these changes may affect the total cost of care. Only by understanding each of these aspects at work, was the organization able to pragmatically and intelligently design a future approach to the provision of healthcare. Additionally, Wilmington Health leadership began to put greater focus on creating a culture of change within the organization, understanding that this is the most powerful tool in any transformative process. Included were new and improved support systems for staff and providers and development of an inspirational approach to leading the entire team to provide patient-centered healthcare. July 2012, Wilmington Health partnered with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to form an ACO agreement. This was the first insurer-provider Accountable Care Organization in the region.
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