Lab Assistant

Overview
Founded in 1910 Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 347-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in San Bernardino California. Known for its programs in maternity care and pediatrics behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children the hospital also includes inpatient and outpatient surgery. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation's five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/san-bernardino for more information.
Responsibilities

The laboratory assistant is under the authorization of the Medical Director and the Clinical. Laboratory Scientist and performs a variety of laboratory activities and tests as related to Medical Technology as defined in section 1034.1 of Title 17 Calif. Admin. Code. Unlicensed person may not perform any part of a manual nor any part of an automated procedure that requires measurement or calculation. Unlicensed person may not make any decisions related to the reading of standard or control results for any test procedure. All laboratory results must be critically reviewed and verified for accuracy reliability and validity by a licensed Clinical. Laboratory Scientist before results are sent out. A laboratory assistant can also perform venipunctures heelstick and/or fingersticks for the purpose of withdrawing blood for laboratory test procedures on neonate infant adolescent adult and geriatric patients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six (6) months as a laboratory phlebotomist and California Phlebotomy Certification is required.
• High school graduation or equivalent required. (Completion biology chemistry computer sciences mathematics and physics required.) Some college level course work in the sciences preferred.