Lab Assistant Processing

Sarah Bush Lincoln • Mattoon, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Lab Assistant - Processing ensures proper receipt of specimens and paperwork into the Laboratory. Assists in clinical areas as directed.

Requirements

• High School diploma

Responsibilities

• Assists in putting away supplies delivered to the Laboratory by Materials Management.
• Assists technical staff in appointed department.
• Disposes of lab specimens on a daily basis.
• Enters/completes LabOps issues as necessary.
• Fills clients supply requests.
• Maintains the Lab in a neat and orderly fashion i.e. cleans break room, decontaminates counters.
• Monitors pneumatic tube system and Laboratory tube station, trouble-shooting and communicating with other departments, and notifying Facility Services of any issues.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Performs maintenance and daily cleaning of Central Accessioning / Processing centrifuges.
• Processes Reference Laboratory specimens, empties specimen bags and verifies physician orders.
• Receives all specimens from laboratory couriers, specimen drop-off, and the pneumatic tube system, entering necessary information into the Laboratory Information System.
• Registers specimens and orders tests in the Laboratory Information System(s).
• Researches and assists in problem solving regarding specimens and lab results.
• Searches for refrigerated specimens for "add-on" testing when taking a verbal order from units or physician offices.
• Separates specimens, labels tubes, and delivers all specimens and paperwork to the appropriate lab section.

Benefits

• Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training
• professional and personal development programs
• generous tuition reimbursement program
• on-site classroom learning programs
• internet courses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED