Lab Support Technician II, Lab, 40hr, Day

About the role

This position is open to current UMass Memorial Health caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Receives specimens from couriers and checks manifests to verify appropriate count.
• Logs and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions received.
• Sorts and triages requisitions and specimens to appropriate workstation; completes and files manifests.
• Answers telephones and communicates pertinent information.
• Sends specimens and carriers to various sites using pneumatic tube or dumbwaiter.
• Performs minor troubleshooting of pneumatic tube through computer.
• Registers patients for a variety of laboratory procedures including sweat testing and specimen collection.
• Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, labeling.
• Performs a variety of routine duties to assist in laboratory processes, such as, preparing reagents and stains, preparing slides and specimens, disposing of biohazardous waste, collecting occasional specimens from outreach patients at Biotech I, etc.
• Maintains accurate records of processes performed, using manual and computer-based systems.
• Communicates with lead or supervisory personnel regarding unusual problems.
• Complies with all laboratory quality, health and safety policies, regulations and requirements and with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Performs other similar and related laboratory duties in assigned area as required or directed for which he or she has documented competencies.

Qualifications

• High School graduate.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical laboratory or hospital registration area.
• Familiarity with data entry and/or word processor and medical terminology.
• Prior experience in ICD-9 coding is preferred.
• Experience working in anatomic pathology histology department is preferred.