Assistant Lab Manager —Primary Care Associates

You will receive a $500 SIGNING BONUS after 90 days of full-time employment

Primary Care Associates (PCA) seeks a highly skilled, dedicated, and professional Medical Laboratory Scientist to join our rapidly growing and dynamic team. At PCA, employees enjoy work-life balance, competitive salaries, and comprehensive medical (with FSA or HSA), dental, life, and disability insurance, as well as profit sharing, 401(k), and paid time off starting at three weeks per year.

Learn more about Primary Care Associates at www.primarycareak.com.

Ideal Attributes
• Considers compassionate, skillful, patient care a top priority
• Takes ownership for personal growth and development
• Works as a team for the good of the team and its commitment to patient care
• Calm demeanor and functions well in stressful situations
• Able to maintain good relationships and communicate well with patients, families, staff and physicians

Representative Duties

• Perform waived and moderate-complexity patient laboratory testing.

• Perform calibration on laboratory equipment to ensure the accuracy of instrumentation.
• Perform background count and run three levels of hematology and immunoassay controls to ensure proper instrument functioning.
• Perform and record two levels of chemistry and ESR controls to ensure reagent integrity and proper instrument functioning.
• Perform and record quality control on qualitative PCR test.
• Perform and record two levels of urine controls to ensure dipstick quality.
• Perform and record serology controls.
• Monitor and record refrigerator, freezer, humidity, and room temperatures to ensure no temperature fluctuations.
• Participate in proficiency testing, CAP (College of American Pathologists) surveys and API (American Proficiency Institute) to meet regulatory requirements and to monitor laboratory performance and accuracy.
• Perform microscopic techniques and procedures.
• Process patient samples for testing.
• Analysis of critical lab results and when to notify the providers.
• Determine specimen validity and integrity prior to testing.
• Interpret, evaluate, and verify test results.
• Resolve inconsistent patient results and document appropriately.
• Inform the providers or clinics of recollection if a specimen is unsuitable for testing.
• Maintain and perform scheduled, unscheduled maintenance and troubleshooting on lab analyzers and equipment when necessary and proper documentation.
• Perform calibration verification every six month on lab equipment.
• Provide support to other lab staff when there is a test in question for send out specimen.
• Maintain appropriate communication and good interpersonal skills with manager, staff, and providers, to ensure coordinated efforts and provision of high-quality service.
• Communicate directly with the department supervisor or manager to report concerns, personal requests, and patient issues.
• Maintain an orderly and professional working environment.
• Report to work properly dressed according to approved dress code.
• Adhere to department guidelines concerning scheduled working hours and break periods.
• Good communication skills with providers, colleagues, patients and provide customer service when question arises pertaining to laboratory testing and procedures.
• Participate in laboratory quality assessment by proper documentation on laboratory logs and checklists.
• Activate laboratory orders from patient electronic health record through laboratory information system (LIS).
• Ensure lab orders are crossing over to LIS to prevent incomplete lab testing.
• Verify laboratory test results in the computer system.
• Monitor and maintain lab supplies and reagents to avoid unnecessary expedited orders.
• Willingness to travel for training of new lab equipment, if necessary.
• Participate in continuing education programs to update lab skills knowledge.
• Stay current with license and certifications.
• Perform related work and other duties as required and assigned.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a clinical laboratory environment. It involves frequent exposure to communicable disease, toxic substances, blood borne pathogens and other condition common to a laboratory environment.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of laboratory operation policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable state, federal and regulatory requirements, rules, and regulations.
• Knowledge of use and maintenance of lab equipment and instruments.
• Knowledge of laboratory processes and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment by using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) while processing and testing human body fluids and specimens.

Skills:
• Skills in resolving out of range calibration and quality control results.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationship with staff and providers.
• Time management skills to accommodate heavy workload and meet deadlines.

• Detail oriented and ability to work as a team player.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Abilities:
• Ability to learn laboratory operating procedures.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to train new lab employee.

Mental/Physical Requirements

• Standing, walking, reaching, bending or body twisting.
• Repetition of movements.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds of lab reagents.
• Requires working under pressure during high volume of patient specimens and other requests.

Required Qualifications
Education:
• Associate degree in Clinical Laboratory. (MLT)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Science. (MT/MLS)
• Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP, AMT), Clinical Laboratory Technician (NCA), Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP, AMT) or equivalent certification (as determined by a national credential certification agency).

Experience:
• Minimum of one to two years of clinical laboratory experience.
• A combination of training and externship may be counted as laboratory experience.

PCA values quality, patient-centered care, personal fulfillment through continuous improvement, team development, and community service. We welcome applicants who embrace our same core values and possess a daily renewed attitude of excellence.

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