Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Laboratory technician
Classification/status: non-exempt, full time, permanent
Immediate supervisor: manager of medical assistants
Supervisory responsibilities: none
Who you are:
Your role & impact
As part of a dynamic team at charles river community health (crch), a healthcare practice providing comprehensive and compassionate care to underserved communities, the laboratory technician provides outstanding service to patients and identifies the most effective methods for retrieving and preparing specimens for laboratory testingLaboratory technicians accurately collect and process appropriate patient samples for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Your responsibilities
Maintain knowledge of proper laboratory practices, specimen integrity and stability, federal and state requirements for laboratory operations, and applicable accreditation standards.
Operate laboratory centrifuges and perform a variety of blood collection techniques in a timely manner.
Remain focused and productive in stressful situations, while dealing effectively and diplomatically with frustrated patients, families, staff, and providers.
Practice proper identification using three patient identifiers.
Label specimens appropriately.
Decipher the best method for drawing blood depending on specific patient.
Centrifuge blood samples in a timely manner.
Demonstrate capacity to work with a large number of patients varying in age and health status.
Practice infection control standards at all times.
Coordinate lab flow and monitor waiting area in a timely manner.
Manage the controls for point of care testing including updating the control binder as appropriate.
Schedule lab appointments as needed.
Void lab appointments appropriately when needed, following crch workflow.
Send no show letters after each session to patients who missed lab appointments.
Your qualifications, competencies, traits
Phlebotomy certification.
Ged/high school diploma.
Fluency in spanish required.
Mature, responsible individual; team oriented.
Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to empathize with patients.
Ability to work under pressure.
Required to work evenings and saturdays as needed in both locations.
Experience in diverse culture preferred.
Who we are & what we do
Charles river community health’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of the communities of allston, brighton, waltham and surrounding areas by providing quality, compassionate, coordinated care that is patient-centered, family friendly, and community focused.
Crch is a comprehensive practice providing medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, optical, and vision services to diverse underserved local communitiesWe serve over 15,000 patients annually, and 80% of those served are well below the poverty line while over 60% speak in a language other than english.
We are committed to providing patients with timely access to the right care, at the right place and at the right time, collaborating with other organizations to connect patients with a comprehensive range of services and provide continuity of care, and creating new community partnerships to meet the changing needs of patients and the community.
We value caring for everyone with dignity, respect, and compassion, reducing cultural, financial and other barriers to care, and eliminating health care disparities for our patientsWe also advocate for the needs of our patients, the community, and public health causes.
Our promise
If you are passionate about providing access to quality and compassionate care to the underserved, you will find your career rewarding and impactfulAs laboratory technician, you will be part of a dynamic and fast-paced team with a shared vision to break down barriers in delivering healthcare excellence!
Our benefits & perks
Medical & dental insurance
Short & long-term disabilty insurance
Generous paid time off
Flexible spending account
Employee assistance program
Tickets at work
Health reimbursement arrangement
Travel reimbursement
Professional development opportunities
Solid track record of developing and promoting employees internally!
Charles river community health is strongly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similaritiesBy providing and supporting a work culture that fosters and builds upon diversity and its strengths, crch will better serve our local communities and continue to provide quality patient care and servicesCrch is an employment at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal lawsAdditionally, crch prohibits retaliation against an applicant or employee because he or she has engaged in protected activity under the statutes prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.
Job type: full-time
Work location: multiple locations
