Laboratory Assistant - Family Medicine Cle Elum - Full Time

  • Full-time

Company Description

Situated in the heart of Washington, Kittitas Valley Healthcare provides care to Kittitas County and surrounding areas.  The public hospital district is governed by a five-member elected Board of Commissioners and is almost exclusively supported by revenue generated from patient services.

KVH Hospital provides 24-hour emergency care and offers inpatient and outpatient hospital services.

KVH provides care through clinics and specialty services in both Upper and Lower Kittitas County. KVH clinics include family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, women's health and urgent care. Specialty services provide home health, hospice, physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission.   The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

Job Description

Sample collections, scheduling, processing of all laboratory specimens, culture set-ups, and the performance of waived and moderate complexity laboratory tests.  Includes clerical and reception duties of lab, registering  patients and obtaining x-ray images.

Qualifications

What is required...

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Current Washington State MA-P or MA-C license (maintenance required)
  • One year experience as phlebotomist
  • WA Dept of Health Radiologic Technologist licensure is required
  • Current CPR card (maintenance required)

What is preferred...

  • Valid WA State Driver’s License (may be required)
  • Valid auto liability insurance (may be required)
  • Previous experience as a Lab Assistant
  • ASCP or equivalent Certification as a Lab Assistant

Additional Information

Wage:  Wage range starts at $16.83/hour.  Actual starting wage will depend on years' of applicable experience.

FTE:  1.0 = 40 hours/week

Benefits:  This position is eligible for benefits, including; medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, and much more!