Lab Tech PSC Floater - Fairfax Virginia

Company: Inova Health System
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Posted On: 01/24/2025

Inova Central Lab is looking for a dedicated Lab Technician PSC Float to join the team in a Float role, supporting multiple locations. This role will be Full Time, Monday-Friday with Rotating Weekends, Hours will vary between 6:30AP - 6:30 PM
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
  
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
  
  
  Lab Technician PSC Floater Job Responsibilities:
  
  
  
  
  • Demonstrates knowledge performing special procedures per facility department and based on competency assessment specific to those procedures.
    
  • Explains and keeps customers informed of all processes and procedures; Helps customers to have clear expectation of what is occurring and duration of procedure and when there will be a wait time; Acknowledges all patient and clients with a smile and pleasant manner.
    
  • Accurately labels smears, media plates, centrifuge tubes and other secondary containers. Prioritizes specimens after collection or as they arrive in the Laboratory or on pending lists.
    
  • Maintains current knowledge of methods for blood, urine, stool and culture collections and explains specimens collection protocols to patients, nurses and physicians as required.
    
  • Distributes and/or prepares specimens according to special requirements while prioritizing delivery to departments or outsourced Laboratories; Arranges for couriers and confirms pick-up.
    
  • Utilizes the "Stop, Think, Act and Review" technique and/or peer checking when encountering uncertainty, questions or unfamiliarity in any procedure or patient/customer/client interaction or process.
    
    
    Lab Technician PSC Floater Additional Requirements:Certification - Basic Life Support within 3 Months
    Licensure - None Required
    Experience - 3 years of experience in a Patient Service Center environment, laboratory or physician office environment including 2 years of phlebotomy experience and registration experience
    Education - High School diploma or equivalent. Completion of Phlebotomy training required; completion certificate from a Phlebotomy program or another Allied Health training program, such as Medical Assistant, Medical Lab Technician or Medical Technologist More...

        

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