Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.
Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.
If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.
The Laboratory Technician Assistant functions in a support role to the technical staff to perform tasks in various processes of clinical testing of patient specimens. Laboratory Technician Assistants are trained to be responsible for performing simple laboratory tests, conducting routine quality checks, processing and accessioning incoming specimens and assisting in daily department operations. Laboratory Technician Assistants are under the supervision of credentialed technical staff on duty and are guided to workload needs as appropriate. The primary goal is to utilize Laboratory Technician Assistants to help ensure a cohesive workflow across pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical service areas and produce uninterrupted quality patient care.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
* Performs basic laboratory testing procedures once competency is demonstrated as allowed by CLIA (EF).
* Supports tasks required in the operation of a clinical laboratory ranging from specimen and report processing to quality and safety tasks (EF).
* Follow ups and communicates timely with peers and technical staff to ensure work processes flow effectively (EF).
* Helps with inventory management and product storage (EF).
* Observes the presentation of physical spaces and addresses clutter, maintenance issues and posted materials for appropriate appearance and function (EF).
* Supports drug screening and breath alcohol collections as appropriate.
* May learn phlebotomy skills as time allows.
Hospital:
* Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
* Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s service excellence behavioral expectations and iCARE values.
* Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
* Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.
Other Duties As Assigned:
* Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Required: Associates degree or higher education
Preferred: Some science, math, computer and technology classes or equivalent experience in healthcare settings are beneficial.
EXPERIENCE
Required: Any experience in a workplace with processes requiring critical thinking and problem solving is helpful, though in-Lab training will be provided for assigned tasks. Must be able to adapt to flexible work schedules with frequent interruptions in a fast-paced environment. Organizational and communication skills are important and having the ability to establish priorities for multifunctional tasks is key.
Preferred: Keen interest in healthcare, clinical processes, and science is an advantage.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Required:Critical and objective reasoning abilities, proactive thinking and follow through are necessary skills.
Preferred:Confident and professional communication skills, both written and verbal are preferred. CPR training is optional.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Preferred: An interest in pursuing online or in-person education in Laboratory science
COMPANY PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 13 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens hasacomprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program,Birth Center with labor and delivery, animaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, andhas a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.
Citizens Medical Center is looking foremployees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
BENEFIT OFFERINGS
Health
* STD, LTD Disability
* Supplemental Life, AD&D
* Flexible Spending (FSA)
* Employer paid life insurance and short term disability
Retirement/Investment
* 457(b) Deferred Compensation
* Paid Time Off
* Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations
Citizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – “to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region.”
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