Sutter Health

Laboratory Associate III

Sutter Health$77K — $108K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required
  • 2 years recent relevant experience in a laboratory setting
  • Advanced knowledge of laboratory testing processes
  • Ability to accurately perform duties and prioritize tasks
  • Solid critical thinking and decision-making skills
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of applicable regulations for patient privacy and safety

Responsibilities

  • Analyze laboratory quality control and patient specimens
  • Perform quality assurance tasks related to lab workflows
  • Operate and maintain laboratory analyzers for waived and moderate complexity tests
  • Process a variety of specimens for laboratory testing
  • Distribute reports and manage specimen storage and retrieval
  • Adhere to regulations, codes, and policies for optimal patient care
  • Respond to fluctuations in workload and unexpected situations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Supportive work environment with collaboration opportunities
  • Offering full-time hours with rotating weekend requirements
  • Opportunity to work with advanced laboratory technology
  • Chance to enhance skills in a dynamic laboratory setting
Full Job Description
Organization:
SSL-Sutter Shared Lab-Bay

Position Overview:
Performs duties primarily in support of analyzing Laboratory quality control and patient specimens. Also performs quality assurance tasks related to the analytic phase of Laboratory work flow. Operates, maintains and does basic troubleshooting of Laboratory analyzers that perform testing classified as "waived" and "moderate complexity." Receives, handles and processes a variety of specimens for Laboratory testing. Performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports, storing and/or retrieving specimens. Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

Job Description:

EDUCATION:
  • HS Diploma: High School or General Education Diploma (GED)


TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
  • 2 years recent relevant experience


SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
  • Advanced knowledge and practices of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to: 1) ordering Laboratory testing and 2) handling and processing biological specimens routinely submitted to the Laboratory for analysis.
  • Ability to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
  • Workflow Management Ability to appropriately respond to: 1) fluctuations in volume. 2) unexpected situations or problems such as equipment or information systems failure; 3) shift-to-shift hand-offs; 4) STAT test orders; 5) specimen integrity issues and 6) regular review of pending logs, priority assignments, etc.
  • Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
  • Solid critical thinking in applying knowledge and decision-making.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative setting where the communication of current, factual, and relevant work information is required.
  • Knowledge of and ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex and unusual deviations, problems, unusual occurrences and unexpected outcomes.


These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Job Shift:
Evenings

Schedule:
Full Time

Shift Hours:
8

Days of the Week:
Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:
Rotating Weekends

Benefits:
Yes

Unions:
No

Position Status:
Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours:
40

Employee Status:
Regular

Pay Range is $37.38 to $52.32 / hour

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health's comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

About Sutter Health

Sutter Health is a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, headquartered in Sacramento. It includes doctors, hospitals and other health care services in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns. Major service lines of Sutter Health-affiliated hospitals include cardiac care, women’s and children’s services, cancer care, orthopedics and advanced patient safety technology.
Learn more about Sutter Health
Size
58,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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