
Job Information
Trinity Health Lab Assistant - Blood Bank in DES MOINES, Iowa
Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
Essential Functions:
Accepts specimens and requisitions from external and internal customers utilizing excellent customer service skills.
· Identifies patients/specimens using two unique patient identifiers and accurately labels specimen containers.
· Correctly registers specimens and logs into Laboratory Information System (LIS) appropriate to department where testing is to be performed as needed, or evaluates specimen adequacy and acceptability and logs into LIS.
· Performs specimen processing as needed. For example, proper identification, aliquoting, plate streaking, preparing slides, special handling, and required documentation.
· Follows established procedures and policies including infection control and bloodborne pathogens.
· Handles chemicals according to established safety protocols.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED required.
· Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training specific to population served within 3 months of hire.
· Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory experience preferred.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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