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Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Lab Assistant

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA$18.25 - $26.43In-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • State certification as CPT I or CPT II is required if the laboratory is located in a state where it is required.
  • A current BLS certificate upon hire and maintenance of current certification are preferred.
  • At least one year of clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions is preferred.
  • Unlicensed laboratory personnel require direct and constant supervision by a CLS or other licensed person throughout the analytical testing phase.
  • Unlicensed laboratory personnel may not read, result, verify, or interpret laboratory tests; perform tests involving quantitative measurement of specimens or reagents; perform mathematical calculations to determine test results or procedure validity; perform instrument calibration; or review quality control results to monitor instrument or test-procedure performance.

Responsibilities

  • Follow the guidelines set by CLIA.
  • Perform computer entry, filing, telephone communication, and other clerical duties.
  • Greet patients and visitors politely and demonstrate good telephone etiquette.
  • Demonstrate adequate knowledge of laboratory test terminology.
  • Use knowledge of phlebotomy and specimen-collection equipment for patients from newborns to geriatric patients.
  • Process pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens during the pre-analytic phase only.
  • Process specimens for reference laboratories.
  • Stock and order routine supplies.
  • Keep storage areas, trays, centrifuges, and collection areas clean.
  • Process specimens or place them on laboratory instruments according to established policies and procedures.
  • With documented training, perform instrument preventive maintenance and troubleshooting; assist with quality-control procedures; perform primary culture inoculations and stain-slide preparations; and subculture from liquid media.
  • Perform other tasks assigned by the department manager or director, including monitoring, mailing, faxing, answering phones, and interdepartmental deliveries.
  • Assist in Pathology with training and evaluation.
  • Perform runner duties.
  • Assist in transcribing post-analytic results.

Desired Qualifications

  • One year of clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions is preferred.
  • A current BLS certificate upon hire and maintenance of current certification are preferred.

About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$2.2B
Headquarters
Ontario, CA
Founded
2001

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