Clinical Lab Assistant-Baroness Lab-PRN

Job Summary

The Clinical Laboratory Assistant works within the laboratory, to distribute specimens, to assist testing personnel with the preparation of test samples, to perform infection control processes, to assist and perform and appropriately record maintenance and/or quality procedures within the clinical laboratory. The CLA must possess strong communication skills and maintain professionalism both inter-departmentally and with personnel outside the laboratory; physicians, clinicians, nursing staff.

About the Role

The CLA in Blood Bank is responsible for providing support to the Technologists/Technicians in the department. He/she must have the ability to make quick and accurate decisions under high pressure situations. The CLA in Blood Bank is responsible for checking out products for administration to patients; acute eyesight and the capability to speak clearly to articulate accurate patient identification information to transporters is a safety requirement. He/she must be able to consistently speak to clients and coworkers in a polite and professional manner and direct phone calls appropriately and to the appropriate contact.

Responsibilities

• Check out products for administration to patients
• Acute eyesight and clear articulation of patient identification information
• Speak to clients and coworkers in a polite and professional manner
• Direct phone calls appropriately
• Able to consistently speak to clients and coworkers in a polite and professional manner
• Accurately identify patient information on specimens and to appropriately distribute samples in a timely manner
• Make quick and accurate decisions under high pressure situations
• Operate within the computer system to access information for testing that is performed in the department
• Operate instrumentation in the Microbiology Department, such as the WalkAway Specimen Processing (WASP) instrument and blood culture instruments
• Perform quality assurance processes as assigned; reading and documenting temperatures, performing safety checks and preforming maintenance on equipment or instrumentation
• Stock inventory and perform inventory counts on media and WASP supplies as assigned
• Route specimens for referral testing
• Manage all aspects of the logistic process for testing appropriately
• Understand differences in testing methodologies to ensure appropriate routing of testing
• Obtain training and Certification in Hazardous Materials Shipping (training and certification arranged within the lab)

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• AS or BS in a biological science preferred
• 1 to 2 years of experience working in the Referrals, Blood Bank or Microbiology sections of clinical lab or other laboratory experience preferred
• Medical Lab Assistant Certification (ASCP) preferred

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Research and analysis skills
• Experience working with lab equipment
• Mathematic and measurement skills
• Knowledge of computer research and analysis programs
• Good teamwork skills
• Ability to keep detailed records

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Professionalism both inter-departmentally and with personnel outside the laboratory
• Quick and accurate decision making under high pressure situations
• Operate within the computer system to access information for testing
• Operate instrumentation in the Microbiology Department
• Manual setup of cultures utilizing appropriate technique
• Stain gram stain slides manually
• Perform quality assurance processes as assigned
• Accurately document relative information
• Temperature tracking and quality control procedures
• Product preparation
• Order inventory as directed
• Receive inventory into the computer
• Put away stock items
• Prepare gram stain slides and set up quality control slides
• Stock inventory and perform inventory counts on media and WASP supplies as assigned
• Preparation and routing of patient samples to approved testing facilities
• Positive identification of patient samples throughout the process of receiving, labeling, shipping, and transcribing
• Understanding differences in testing methodologies to ensure appropriate routing of testing
• Obtain training and Certification in Hazardous Materials Shipping (training and certification arranged within the lab)
• Adhere to all regulatory requirements of OSHA, DOT, FDA and other agencies as applicable
• Order and maintain shipping supply inventories

Benefits

Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration Preferred: Medical Lab Assistant Certification(ASCP)

Pay

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Schedule

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