For eligible positions, this recruitment offers up to a $3,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine#UWMRecruitmentIncentive

The Department of Laboratory Medicine serves as a regional resource for clinical laboratory services required for patient care, research and educational programs in laboratory medicine. The department now employs 1900 people who work at the award-winning University of Washington Medical Center (ranked among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report), Harborview Medical Center (the region's only Level I Trauma center, known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally-and medically-vulnerable populations.), and many other clinical and research facilities in the area. The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement and natural beauty.

UW Medicine in beautiful Seattle, Washington is actively interviewing for Clinical Laboratory Technicians; part-time, full-time, and temporary hourly opportunities for various work shifts and location.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a candidate bank job requisition for all open Clinical Lab Technician 1 positions in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. Your application will be reviewed to ensure it meets minimum qualifications. If selected, you will be emailed a screening questionnaire within two (2) business days requesting your shift, location, and division preference(s) referenced below.

SHIFTS:

First Shift (Days)

Second Shift (Evenings)

Third Shift (Nights)

Temporary/Hourly

LOCATIONS:

Harborview Medical Center

UW Medicine - Montlake

UW Medicine - South Lake Union

UW Medicine - Renton

UW Medicine - Roosevelt

DIVISONS may include:

HMC & UWMC Specimen Processing

Transfusion Service Lab (Blood Bank)

Genetics Lab

Virology

Microbiology

Become part of our team, and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
*may include, but not limited to*

Prepare patient and collection equipment according to established procedures for blood collection

Teach, train and share practical knowledge with other staff responsible for entering and managing entry of medical necessity, results, and/or manual billing

Responds promptly, courteously, and professionally to phone and written inquires from clients about test information, results, and other elation information

Solves specimen problems in a timely, through and accurate manner, providing appropriate documentation for supervisor review

Sort and prioritize initial specimens and requests, receive specimens via pneumatic tube system and at the front window

Result and review entries for all reference lab testing for HMC, UWMC and SCCA

Performs setup for bacterial susceptibility testing including disk diffusion, gradient strips and microtiter panels.

Works with leadership to review and update procedures, policies, and job aids

Match specimens against requisitions for appropriate tube type

Centrifuge and aliquot appropriate specimen type and quantity as ordered

Process timed urine collections: add preservatives, measure, aliquot, etc.

Answer telephones, intercom and window reception in a courteous and professional manner

Perform computer functions required for completion of tasks: data entry, printing, worksheets, reports, result inquiry

Respond to inquiries concerning patient lab values, reference ranges, specimen requirements, procedures, time required for tests and preparation of specimens to outside labs for analysis

Resolve specimen or order-related problems

Perform computer functions required for completion of tasks: data entry of patient information and tests requested, printing, worksheets, reports, result inquiry, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:
High school graduation or equivalent AND one year of chemical, clinical, or public health laboratory experience
OR
Completion of a laboratory assistant course approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists
OR
equivalent education/experience.

HARBORVIEW MEDICAL & UWMC SPECIMEN PROCESSING & REMOTE LAB DIVISION REQUIREMENTS:

Completion of a phlebotomy course

Medical Assistant - Phlebotomy (MA-P) certification with the WA State Department of Health

If the New Hires does not have an MA-P, they will be required to complete an inhouse training program. As a condition of employment, the MA-P must be obtained within 90 days of the start date.

DESIRED:

Associates or bachelor degree in science

Experience in a major medical hospital laboratory

Experience with laboratory information system

Experience with electronic health record (EHRs) information systems
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Lab Medicine employees may be required to work in any of the department locations including but not limited to HMC, UWMC, Roosevelt, SCCA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCH, etc.

Will be considered essential staff and as such will be required to report to work when scheduled despite inclement weather.

To learn more about the Laboratory Medicine team, please click on the LINK

UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.