Laboratory Assistant

CHI Health St. Francis was established in Grand Island, Neb. in 1887. Today, our hospital is a regional referral center, with more than 100 physicians and more than 1,100 team members working together to build a healthier community. Our goal is to provide patients with high-quality medical care close to home, where they can be supported by their family, friends, and community.

We can’t express enough how important our lab staff is to our mission and calling! As a lab assistant with CommonSpirit Health you will be assisting with a variety of procedures. You will be receiving and preparing for the tests as they come in, as well as performing some testing as allowed. If you are someone looking to join an amazing culture and community, and gain some valuable healthcare and lab experience, then we want to talk to you!

Some of what you’ll do:

• Practice positive patient identification at all times, in all job functions.
• Practice HumanKindness and courtesy with all patient and co-worker interactions and maintain good communication within the department and throughout the hospital.
• Take responsibility for the department workflow and assist all members of the team to maintain department workflow and efficiency creating an atmosphere that fosters teamwork and collaboration.
• Process specimen into the lab, organized for department distribution, and move samples quickly for testing.
• May perform allowed laboratory testing following written technical policies and procedures.
• Evaluate and release test results under the direction of a Clinical Lab Scientist, evaluating result validity considering quality control results, instrument performance, specimen integrity and prior patient results.
• Handle Laboratory Send-out testing, processing and organizing packing lists and packaging for testing sent to external laboratories.
• Use good judgment when problem solving and request help when needed.
• May perform phlebotomy, following blood collection procedures and utilizing appropriate collection techniques to obtain samples adhering to quality and quantity requirements 
• May assist with phlebotomy training under the direction of the supervisor and/or coordinator.
• Perform routine maintenance on lab equipment and maintain records as trained.
• Monitor department supply inventory, assist in stocking, and complete reagent logs.

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• BLS-CPR within 90 days of hire
• Excellent customer service and time management skills

Preferred:

• 6 Months experience in acute care facility
• Lab Assistant and/or Phlebotomy certification