Technical Laboratory Assistant: PRN

What You Will Do

• Prepare and label specimen slides (Gram stains, peripheral blood smears, bone marrow aspirations)
• Lab supply inventory management
• Preparation, integrity assessment and documentation of reagents and controls
• Ability to load specimens onto automated processors, understanding how to initiate testing, recognize testing errors, and basic understanding of how to mitigate testing errors
• Perform waived tests across the department
• Perform analyzer calibrations
• Quality control for test systems and assure proper guidelines are met for continued testing
• Understand resulting guidelines, including critical values, delta checks and triaging STAT results
• Follows all established resulting guidelines for tests performed
• Setup of specimen plates in Microbiology
• Visual inspection of specimens for quality to include review for volume and gross clots
• Answer the pneumatic tube system and log specimens into the lab information system as needed
• Assure all specimens received are labeled appropriately for testing
• Help distribute specimens to testing areas within the laboratory following appropriate triage guidelines for STAT and other time sensitive tests
• Follow proper specimen/patient identification process in the execution of all job duties
• Perform clerical duties to include short-registration, order entry, scanning, and filing orders for patients and specimens
• Investigate and resolve problems on orders and specimens
• Familiar with correct specimen types, specimen stability, and basic specimen processing procedures
• Dispose of biohazardous material
• Perform specimen storage and retrieval

What You Will Need

• A high school diploma or equivalent required
• Previous hospital laboratory experience preferred
• Must have basic clerical skills, such as typing, filing, medical terminology and computer literacy
• Previous lab experience and/or medical background preferred
• Able to lift objects up to 25 lbs
• CPR/BLS certification preferred
• Excellent phone etiquette and customer service skills
• Punctual attendance at assigned work location is required
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner and maintain an accident free work place, including ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of emergency codes
• Ability to comply with OSHA regulations and CDC standard and transmission based precaution recommendations and to utilize proper personal protective equipment
• Ability to comply with provisions of applicable S.D.S. forms
• Successful completion of a 90-day probationary period