Laboratory Assistant II - FT - Days - MHW

Responsibilities

• Performs clerical duties.
• Maintains equipment and adequate stock of supplies.
• Maintains work area in a safe, aseptic and organized manner.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs clinical laboratory equipment within the scope of training including waived testing, routine preventative maintenance, calibrations, quality control and safety checks.
• Assists with receiving, identifying, accessioning, processing and transporting specimens.
• Completes culture setup of microbiology samples and gram stain preparation when staffed in Microbiology department.
• Assists in the preparation and processing of bone marrow specimens.
• Performs the phlebotomy function to ensure accurate and timely processing of lab test orders.
• Provides laboratory customer service to include request for add-ons, specimen collection information, phlebotomy requests, result inquiry, etc.
• Supports technologists by loading and maintaining instruments, making up of reagents, thawing, pooling, importing, and issuing of blood products, and maintenance and function checks.
• Keeps appropriate persons informed of instrument problems and resolutions.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience working in a hospital or reference laboratory highly preferred.
• Six (6) months of prior experience as a lab assistant.

Education and Certification Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Certification in Phlebotomy is preferred.