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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.
A Brief Overview
The role of the Laboratory Assistant IV is to ensure optimal operation of an automated specimen handling and processing in preanalytical automated line. This position will be responsible for the day to day operations of the instrumentation including maintenance of the instrumentation to include daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc maintenance as needed with the guidance of the technical support vendor with the approval of a supervisor or manager. Enhanced features and revisions may be planned but would be reviewed and approved by a supervisor or manager. The Laboratory Assistant IV will work in the main core laboratory preanalytical services department which processes patient samples from SHC, LPCH, UHA, and offsite laboratories. Other manual specimen handling and processing , including accessioning and receiving, will be part of this job description.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do

• Understands patient care and laboratory priorities and independently assists others to ensure efficient workflow.
• Recognizes problems or requests which require Supervisor and/or Technologist assistance when appropriate.
• Reports promptly to Supervisor or Lead any abnormal circumstances with equipment, instrument or other problems that may exist.
• Perform start up tasks and systems checks at the start of the instrument operation.
• Communicate with the Supervisors and with the analytical team on any issues encountered.
• Keeps current with all laboratory procedures, techniques and changes in all areas of the laboratory through which he or she rotates.
• Load samples in entry point according to the configured route.
• Follows all departmental policies regarding attendance, punctuality and health and safety.
• Fill pipette tip trays, empty solid waste container, and perform leak check.
• Refill aliquot tubes in the bar code laber as needed.
• Empty solid waste container in the collection and discard container.
• Fill flex caps in the caps reservoir.
• Replace the barcode label when needed.
• Independently resolves problems encountered in routine work.
• Keeps work areas well stocked with necessary supplies and notifies appropriate personnel when inventory levels are low and inform a Lead, Supervisor and/or Manager.
• Answers telephones, responds to inquiries regarding status of testing, transferring calls as necessary, answering all inquiries in a polite and efficient manner.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, visitors and other laboratory/ hospital staff in a cooperative and courteous manner. Responds to their needs appropriately with minimal waiting time.
• Accessions patient information accurately into Laboratory computer system. Checks all requests for proper and accurate patient information Consults with Supervisor, Lead or Technologist when unclear or unusual requests received. Notifies physicians, nursing units, clinics etc. when sample received is either inappropriate for testing or otherwise compromised.
• View the details and perform the suggested remedy of the selected alarm to correct the issue.
• Contact the Vendor when needed to troubleshoot and provide corrective action.
• Prints reports and review these for completion per shift or when necessary.
• Recognize Alarm Notification; the Alarm Icon, status indication by the color and/or flashing lights.
• Keep track of and maintain a par level of consumables.
• Ability to access the Alarm History through the Maintenance Menu in the workstation and Recognize the alarm code, area where the alarm occurred, Level of alarm, Message of alarm.
• Recognize when the automated instrument is not performing as expected and be able to trouble shoot the instrument as needed.
• Exercises good judgment in recognizing and correcting irregularities and/or unusual requests.
• Assists in training new employees under direction of the Preanalytical Service Educator/trainer.
• Maintenance tasks need to be completed regularly to keep the system up and running. A maintenance log will help track the required frequency of the maintenance task.
• Performs other duties as requested.
• Drain the rotor room drain hose in the collection area.
• Keeps all work areas clean and disposes of all waste appropriately.
• Maintains all logs, records and data etc. in a legible and precise manner.
• Receives samples via the pneumatic system, couriers, patients, or other hospital personnel. Deals with patient's samples in an appropriate and efficient manner, distributing to the appropriate area of the laboratory or routing to other hospital departments as necessary according to procedure.
• Ability to resolve a sample jam.
• Inspect and clean bi-directional host workstation handler.
• After processing of samples is complete distributes accordingly, ensuring that samples are routed to appropriate areas in the laboratory. Distributes STAT requests in a timely as well as appropriate manner.
• Completes assignments with accuracy and in a timely manner without comprising the quality of the patient sample.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience preferred in manual specimen handling and processing as a laboratory assistant III associated equivalent.
• One (1) year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience preferred in related automated specimen handling and processing.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of various nontechnical needs of a laboratory, usually acquired from a combination of previous work experience and/or schooling
• Ability to keep blood drawing trays and equipment clean and well organized
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the job
• Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities
• Knowledge of basic laboratory testing procedures, laboratory precautions, and use and care of laboratory equipment in assigned area
• Knowledge of instruments, methods and materials used in a hospital laboratory
• Ability to establish good working relationships with a variety of professional, technical and nontechnical staff
• Data entry

Physical Demands and Work Conditions
Blood Borne Pathogens

• Category III - Tasks that involve NO exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, and Category I tasks that are not a condition of employment

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $35.68 - $40.01 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.