Lab Coordinator/ MA

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About HCHC

HCHC is a non-profit 501(c)3 federally qualified health center, a true universal access medical facility. HCHC brings together an exceptional team of health care providers, a responsive and helpful administrative staff and a supportive Board of Directors to fulfill our mission of providing comprehensive primary care health services to anyone in the community regardless of their financial situation.

Pay Range: $18-$19 per hour

Position Summary

The Clinical Lab Assistant is responsible for coordinating and conducting all activities of a CLIA- certified laboratory to ensure that all patients receive timely and quality service in keeping with best practice and CLIA requirements. The Clinical Lab Assistant works within the context of a primary care medical home, from a team approach, and in continuous partnership with patients, clinical staff members and outside lab services/vendors to provide timely access to laboratory services to all patients of HCHC.

Responsibilities

• Obtains, prepares, and assures timely documentation of results on specimens sent to outside laboratories.
• Performs in-house, Point of Care lab tests, per protocol and records results in patient chart and reports to provider and pertinent clinical team members.
• Functions as clinic phlebotomist, with duties including drawing of blood by venipuncture for diagnostic testing and procedures.
• Appropriately identifies abnormal and critical results and communicates findings to provider and nursing staff.
• Maintains regular and ongoing inventory of lab supplies and compiles supply order request on monthly or as needed basis.
• Documents accurate patient information in timely manner in EHR.
• Assists with training new clinical personnel on lab operations and Point of Care testing.
• Performs quality control measures on all Point of Care Testing supplies and equipment per manufacturer instructions.
• The Clinical Lab Assistant tracks all ordered labs and maintains daily accession logs for all labs.
• Completes tasks as assigned and maintains open and direct communication with manager and all staff.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.