Island Health·Anacortes, Washington
Perform non-technical and technical laboratory duties, including specimen collection via venipuncture and capillary puncture. Responsible for waived testing, drug screen collections, and maintaining sample integrity through proper labeling and identification.
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Commitment to
Team: Develops and facilitates good working relationships with superiors, physicians, staff members and co-workers/peers. Contributes in problem-solving activities intra- and inter-departmentally. Demonstrates flexible staffing needs within the department. Uses department resources (supplies, equipment) in a cost-effective manner.
Promotes/Provides
Safe
Patient
Care: Demonstrates understanding that all employees are responsible for patient safety.
Under the supervision and with on-the-job documented training by a Medical Technologist, performs waived testing, urine measurements and culture setups as allowed by Washington State and CLIA licensing.
Obtains blood specimens from patients of all ages.
Performs Drug Screen Collections and maintains DOT/NONDOT certifications.
Ensures integrity of all samples through proper patient identification, labeling, appropriate tubes and techniques.
Receives, sorts and organizes requisitions, enter lab orders in the computer, schedule tests and perform other Lab clerical tasks.
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Requires a High School Diploma or GED and certification as a Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist (MA-P) and Basic Life Support (BLS). Candidates must have at least six months of phlebotomy experience at Island Health or one year of documented laboratory assistant experience.
Market context
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