Lab Assistant Friday to Sunday 06:00 am-06:30 pm
About The Position
This role involves specimen processing and preparation for laboratory testing. The Lab Assistant is responsible for accurately labeling specimens, ensuring correct test orders, and preparing specimens for both in-house and reference lab testing. This includes centrifuging specimens, routing them to the appropriate benches or desks, and preparing coolers according to federal guidelines. The position also requires maintaining a clean work environment, adhering to safety protocols including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and managing paperwork for specimen tracking and transfers.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 months of training in specimen collection if no prior experience noted
- Proper knowledge of specimen collection appropriate to the test ordered, i.e., requirements for lab test(s)
- Awareness of the factors that influence test results
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of medical (laboratory) terminology helpful
Responsibilities
- Upon specimen arrival, properly mark the location of testing for each ordered test on the accompanying requisition.
- Ensure that the correct specimen is collected for each test ordered, and that the tube types submitted are written in the left margin of the requisition.
- Ensure that the patient’s full name, date/time of collection, and phlebotomist’s number are filled in on the requisition, and that the specimen bar codes (with appropriate letter prefix) are placed on all patient specimens.
- Inform a facility and fill out appropriate paperwork if a redraw is needed due to QNS PT & PTT, missing or incorrectly spelled name on requisition or specimen, mislabeled accession number and/or name, or specimen not received.
- Take a redraw order from a CLS if any specimen is unsuitable for the test ordered, due to the integrity, quantity and/or suitability of the specimen for the lab test required.
- Ensure that all patient requisitions are scanned into the Filebound system.
- Properly centrifuge all appropriate specimens for correct times to ensure adequate serum or plasma for required testing.
- Route in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
- Route reference lab specimens, with a copy of the requisition, to the reference lab desk for inclusion into the TRK Sendout Manifest for the Burbank lab.
- Prepare reference lab coolers correctly, with proper paperwork, and according to federal guidelines for “Biological Substances – Category B.”
- Prepare a copy of the DL requisition for any local reference lab with the DL account number, and tests to be done by this lab clearly marked.
- Notify Dispatch for the transfer of coolers sent to the airport or when a courier must be sent to a local reference lab.
- Regularly review in-house testing areas for completed specimens so they can be electronically stored for any future add-on tests or repeats.
- Wear proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times to protect the processor from any infectious material.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
