Laboratory Assistant

Embark on a rewarding career with DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Benefit Statement

• At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance.
• The available plans and programs include:
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

• Summary Description Under general supervision and according to specific and detailed procedures, accurately performs specific pre-analytical and post-analytical tasks.
• Processes information by compiling, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data with attention to detail.
• Interacts with patient and other health care professionals, and responds to routine inquiries.
• Inspects and maintains work area, instruments, and supplies.
• Promotes DMC values by demonstrating behaviors supportive of building a High Reliability Culture committed to Safety for Life, Health for Life, Customer Service, Community Welfare, Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Accountability, Innovation, Teamwork and Effective Resource Use.
• 1.
• Prioritizes incoming specimens; processes patient specimens in accordance with department safety and OSHA guidelines.
• Ensures stats and other critical tests are accurately and immediately processed.
• Documents specimen problems and refers to supervisor or other lead designee.
• 2.
• May draw blood samples from patients based on physicians order and in accordance with departmental safety and OSHA guidelines (e.g. utilizes protective equipment such as gloves, coats, and shields); verifies patients identification and collects insurance information.
• 3.
• Generates and attaches labels to specimen/blood samples; may perform specimen processing and aliquoting according to pre-established test requirements.
• 4.
• Ensures specimen integrity by verifying patient identification and ensures the sample submitted is appropriate given the requested test.
• Sorts, racks, and delivers specimens to appropriate testing laboratory.
• 5.
• Accurately enters and reviews laboratory test data in the laboratory computer system; detects and corrects errors according to laboratory policies and quality standards.
• 6.
• Communicates with patients to explain procedures and/or answers routine questions from physicians, nurses, or other appropriate healthcare professionals (e.g. date or time of drawing patients blood or gathering specimens, verifying a request, etc.) 7.
• Maintains a neat and clean work area; stocks storage area with supplies and inventories as necessary.
• Cleans glassware, equipment, and small instruments.
• 8.
• May perform transportation duties (e.g. delivers specimens and reports); time stamps or computer verifies all laboratory requests; may order tests in the system.
• 9.
• May conduct routine inspection, maintenance and quality control checks on equipment (e.g. records temperatures).
• Reports unusual findings timely to supervisor or lead designee.
• 10.
• May prepare the patient for and/or administer tolerance tests or other tests specific to assigned area.
• 11.
• Performs a variety of clerical duties such as answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, maintaining records, or relaying a message to the appropriate personnel.
• 12.
• Self-monitors their individual work behavior and performance to make improvements.
• Communicates training and development needs to management.
• 13.
• Complies with departmental safety polices and procedures and OSHA guidelines, including the use of applicable personal protective equipment.
• 14.
• Responsible to check organizational communication daily (i.e.
• Outlook, laboratory software, posted notices, etc.) 15.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• 1.
• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• 2.
• Candidate must have six (6) months experience in medical training ,and/ or certification in a health care environment or related science field. (i.e.
• Lab Assistant, Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomist or Health Science studies.) 3.
• Basic studies in medical terminology or a related health science field preferred.
• 4.
• Customer service experience in a service environment preferred.
• 5.
• For Phlebotomists - Phlebotomy Certification is preferred.

Facility Description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

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