Laboratory Assistant | Part Time Weekend at Abarca Health

Marshall, Minnesota, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Entry Level & New GradExperience Level

Part TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

HealthcareIndustries

Requirements

High School or GED Equivalent (Preferred Education)
Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties
Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds
Ability to work every other Saturday and Sunday from 6:00 am - 6:30 pm
Commitment to Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles
Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE)
Maintain confidentiality
Work effectively in a team environment
Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, OSHA)

Responsibilities

Organizes specimen collection requests
Performs patient clinical laboratory specimen collection procedures
Transports, processes (centrifuging, separating, measuring, storing), and distributes specimens to appropriate testing areas or for transport to reference laboratories
Completes patient registration, test order computer data entry, and pertinent sequel databases
Identifies and resolves routine specimen acceptability and test order problems for on-campus specimens; refers incomplete or non-routine problems to appropriate individuals
Interprets inpatient and outpatient test orders to determine appropriate collection time and specimen types
Performs selected point-of-care testing
Assists with analysis, collection, and maintenance of records as required by regulatory agencies and/or federal, state, or local law
Labels, transports, or stores collected specimens accurately and timely following Lean Principles and Standard Work Document
Maintains and distributes supplies and inventories
Promotes Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship

Skills

Phlebotomy

Specimen Collection

Specimen Processing

Centrifugation

Specimen Transport

Patient Registration

Data Entry

Point-of-Care Testing

Lean Principles

Abarca Health

Pharmacy Benefit Management services provider

About Abarca Health

Abarca Health provides Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) services, focusing on flexible and user-friendly solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Its main product, the Darwin platform, allows clients to quickly implement and modify benefit designs while ensuring compliance with regulations. Abarca Health manages over $5.3 billion in drug spend and processes 100 million prescription claims annually, offering additional services like home delivery for prescriptions. The company's goal is to deliver exceptional service and innovative solutions in the PBM market.

Aventura, FloridaHeadquarters

2005Year Founded

VENTURE_UNKNOWNCompany Stage

HealthcareIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Benefits

PTO

Parental leave

Work flexibility

Health insurance

Wellness stipend

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership development programs

Risks

Increased competition from Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company.

Growing focus on specialty drugs may require platform adaptation.

Shift towards price transparency could pressure Abarca's pricing models.

Differentiation

Abarca Health's Darwin platform is highly adaptable and user-friendly.

The company offers innovative programs like Triple S en Casa for home delivery.

Abarca Health ensures compliance with ever-changing healthcare regulations.

Upsides

Abarca transitioned two million members to Darwin in 18 months, showing operational efficiency.

Collaboration with Blue Shield of California boosts Abarca's reputation in the PBM sector.

Recognition as a top IT workplace attracts top talent, driving innovation.

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