Skills Lab Assistant- Nursing

at  Northwest Arkansas Community College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and surrounding areas.
As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC is recognized as a leader in education. NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.
NWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.
This is a Part Time Assistant, Skills Lab- Nursing position that will be reporting to the Lab Coordinator and Director of Nursing Education. They will assist with clinical nursing learning lab facilities and services. The Lab Assistant is responsible for preparation and clean-up of equipment and supplies used in a clinical laboratory.

Essential Duties

• Assists with day-to-day activities and services of the nursing lab area including lab set up, management of lab equipment and supplies.
• Makes simple repairs and performs minor maintenance to lab equipment.
• Conducts inventories of consumable lab equipment and supplies as needed.
• May prepare and assist in maintenance in a variety of records and reports.

Salary $14.00 per hour

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential function of the job can be performed.
• Required
• Medical skills, equipment, and technology used in the nursing area.
• Lab facilities and services.
• Lab equipment and supplies.
• Safety standards and practices used in clinical lab settings
• Processes for maintaining and/or repairing equipment.
• Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Maintaining an established work schedule, including occasional evenings.
• Effectively using organization and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through.
• Remaining calm and logical, and following established procedures in emergency situations
• Assisting with lab set up and take downs.
• Promoting and facilitating safe lab practices.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

Physical Requirements Required

• Exposure to hazards related to working in medical waste/sharps environment.
• Frequent lifting of objects up to 50 pounds
• Potential for exposure to contaminated blood and/or body fluids.
• Subject to walking, sitting, and standing, bending, reaching, kneeling, and stooping.
• Work is performed in a standard office and clinical lab environment.

Environmental Conditions
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Other Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing or graduation from an accredited or State Nursing Board approved professional nursing program, OR a nursing student.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
• Reliable transportation for travel in the NWACC service area.
• Follows current clinical /lab dress code.
• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent other from engaging in unsafe practices.

NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy

• Assists with day-to-day activities and services of the nursing lab area including lab set up, management of lab equipment and supplies.
• Makes simple repairs and performs minor maintenance to lab equipment.
• Conducts inventories of consumable lab equipment and supplies as needed.
• May prepare and assist in maintenance in a variety of records and reports