Laboratory Technician Assistant 2

Job Responsibilities

• Affords assistance in educating/training new team members while acting as a preceptor.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and well-stocked department and notifies appropriate personnel of shortages.
• Reviews system pending reports (i.e. WCP, WQS, PLR, PTR, etc.) for reference.
• Laboratory tests and resolves problems accordingly.
• Communicates effectively when performing downtime processes according to facility standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Prioritizes STAT/routine specimens as they arrive in the Laboratory or on pending lists per facility SOP and handles workload efficiently.
• Evaluates specimen acceptability for testing (i.e. clots/hemolysis) and distributes specimens accordingly while noting special requirements and prioritizing delivery to the department or other Laboratories.
• Manages specimen accessioning accurately and efficiently to provide quality specimens for Laboratory testing.
• Accurately labels smears, media plates, centrifuge tubes (urine or otherwise), etc.
• Responsible for 24-hour urine container preparation/receipt (i.e. verifies collection technique, total volume and correct preservative as per facility policy).
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience: 1 Laboratory experience in a clinical laboratory environment or as a phlebotomist.

About Us

Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider, offers world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our 26,000+ team members strive to be ever better, shaping a more compassionate future for healthcare. Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer.