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Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Lab Assistant 2

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsPosted on Nov 13
Full-timePanorama City, Los Angeles, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • One year of phlebotomy experience in an acute-care medical center, non-acute-care setting, or equivalent military experience is required.
  • A high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) is required.
  • A California Phlebotomy Technician II or Phlebotomy Technician I certificate is required, except that the SCPMG Regional Reference Lab does not require phlebotomy certification.
  • The candidate must demonstrate the ability to perform the job duties and responsibilities at a fully satisfactory performance level.

Responsibilities

  • Perform venipuncture and skin puncture, along with pre-analytical and post-analytical steps of laboratory testing.
  • Select phlebotomy techniques appropriate to each patient's age and physical maturation.
  • Assess whether a patient's blood is suitable to draw based on age, physical maturation, and the test or study to be performed.
  • Perform venipuncture, finger sticks, or heel sticks proficiently on patients of all ages, as required.
  • Label samples correctly and transport them to the laboratory or Clinical Laboratory Scientist, as required.
  • Perform pre-analytical testing activities, including bar coding, centrifuging, separating, logging, culturing, and staining bacteriological specimens.
  • Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels of supplies and reagents.
  • Maintain courteous, cooperative relations with the public, patients, and other personnel.
  • Check in patients, collect appropriate revenue, accession test orders, and give patients preparation instructions, as required.
  • Handle difficult patients professionally.
  • Follow directives from supervisors, leads, and senior staff.
  • Undertake other activities and responsibilities as directed.
  • Work rotating weekends; days and hours may vary, with a minimum commitment of 10 shifts per month.
  • Provide coverage across multiple locations when required, including Mission Hills, North Hollywood, and designated buildings and hospital facilities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Relevant college courses in the life sciences.

About the Company

Kaiser Permanente

Integrated healthcare provider and payer platform

Kaiser Permanente runs an integrated healthcare platform that lets members manage and pay medical, premium, and pharmacy bills online. It serves Medicare Advantage, Individual and Family, and non-employer plans, offering options to pay as a guest or set up payment plans. The platform works by presenting a centralized online portal where users can view bills, choose how to pay, and handle multiple types of charges in one place. Revenue comes from premiums and medical services fees, while the service aims to reduce administrative work for both providers and patients and encourage on-time payments. What sets Kaiser Permanente apart is its combination of healthcare services with a single billing experience across multiple plan types, focusing on a user-friendly, centralized payment process rather than handling billing through separate systems. Its goal is to provide a straightforward, reliable way for members to manage and pay their bills, improving convenience and payment timeliness.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$7.5M
Headquarters
Oakland, CA
Founded
1945

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