Medical Laboratory Assistant I

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors
• Demonstrate knowledge of department and hospital policies and procedures and their execution
• Handle telephone inquiries, transfer as needed
• Receive, accession and process specimens in order to ensure timely reporting of results. Ensures positive patient identification
• Perform registration in HIS as needed
• Process reference lab testing as needed
• Perform testing as needed
• Independently troubleshoot specimen-related problems
• Assist with training new employees
• Maintain hardware and equipment as needed
• Uses computer programs in laboratory and hospital-based systems to ensure accurate data entry and retrieval
• Perform other duties as needed
• Blood bank (if applicable):
  • Announce MTP; assist with set up, issue, replacement of blood products
  • Select ABO Rh compatible platelets and FFP, set up on patient, print compatibility tag

Qualifications

• Education: HS Diploma or equivalency exam
• Experience: Experience not required
• Licensure: None

Skills

• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
• Basic computer skills
• Consistently interacts with coworkers and customers in a positive manner
• Cooperatively and proactively assists in other areas as needed in a teamwork oriented environment
• Maintains procedure knowledge and implements all new and revised procedures in real time
• Maintains all Quality Control and Quality Assurance standards at all times