Lab Assistant (Per Diem, Nights) - Center City

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Laboratory Assistant supports lab operations by processing and handling patient specimens for diagnostic testing in an accurate and timely manner and following established protocols. The Lab Assistant is responsible for receiving, centrifuging, storing, and transporting/distributing samples according to protocol in order to maintain sample integrity. The Lab Assistant provides customer service in all interactions with patients, physician and nursing personnel when providing instruction and assistance regarding laboratory testing results. May perform basic laboratory techniques and or testing congruent with CLIA requirements; and/or phlebotomy and collect blood specimens via venipuncture or other micro-technique as required by local needs.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years’ previous Laboratory Experience preferred.
• Prior laboratory assistance and/or phlebotomy training required at certain laboratory locations.

Nice To Haves

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Cooperates with laboratory divisions and nursing personnel to ensure proper collection of adequate and appropriate specimens for testing.
• Communicates with Nursing Personnel when patient refuses and uses hospital resources when language barriers exist.
• Adheres to department policy involving the proper identification of a patient and proper labeling of blood samples.
• Maintains orderly and timely flow of specimens to the technical departments in order to expedite the analysis of samples.
• Reviews lab requisitions from physicians for accuracy, completeness, medical necessity, and hospital’s ability to perform test and/or route specimen for testing.
• Prepares specimens for analysis, including centrifuging, aliquoting, plating, etc.
• Transports and stores specimens for future analysis.
• Performs registrations per hospital policy in order to provide assistance to patients and hospital personnel.
• May coordinate the loading of prepared patient samples on the automation lines to ensure timely sampling (where required by local laboratory needs).
• Other lab assistance duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager, or training other Lab Assistants as directed.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription) insurance.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees