Laboratory Care Technician

Fairview is looking for a Laboratory Care Technician at Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub.

This is a full-time, benefit-eligible opportunity (1.0 FTE, 80 hours/ pay period, 5 days/week); day shifts start from 06:00a.m-2:30pm, with 8hour shifts, including weekends and holidays as needed. Schedule may vary or may be subject to change to meet the needs of the department.

The Laboratory at Fairview Community Health and Wellness Hub offers a focused range of high-quality diagnostic testing services, including hematology, urinalysis, and urine pregnancy tests. We also support our patient care unit through efficient and responsive point-of-care testing. Staffed by a team of nearly 30 dedicated laboratory professionals (LCT, MLT, MLS at various FTE level) who are united in their commitment to delivering accurate and timely results, this laboratory emphasizes patient comfort while ensuring rapid turnaround times.

Located in Downtown St. Paul, our facility plays a key role in a broader community initiative to advance health equity and improve access to care.

Working with diverse populations within a healthcare environment, the LCT plays a meaningful role in providing quality, proficient and professional services in keeping with Fairview Values as they interact with our patients, families and co-workers. The LCT performs laboratory specimen collection, as well as, provides for safe and secure specimen handling and point of care testing. Responsible for accurately entering orders and collection information into the Laboratory Information System and associated subsystems;

monitoring computer logs for incomplete work; scheduling tests/procedures and providing results in LIS/HIS and over the phone, the LCT's attention to detail and accuracy are the foundation for our providing quality laboratory services. Working as an individual or team member, the LCT continuously works towards providing quality service improvement and optimum support to the department and team members in achieving Fairview's goals.

Job expectations include:

Following established guidelines to obtain specimens and perform procedures, prioritizing work to achieveoptimalpatient outcomes, information Processing,maintaininga safe work environment,demonstratingability to deliver care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served. Other duties may be assigned.

Required

• At least 18 years of age

Education

• Completion of a formal phlebotomy education program OR-

• Completion of three months of full-time clinical phlebotomy and laboratory experience OR-

• Enrollment in final year of MLT or MLS program.

Experience

• Successful customer service background within a diverse cultural setting

Preferred

• Prior laboratory experience in a hospital or clinic setting in a similarcapacity

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./noncontract

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.