Full Time LSBME Lab Assistant

LCMC Health•Covington, LA

12d

About The Position

The Lab Assistant works under the direct supervision of medical practitioners or laboratory personnel in inpatient or outpatient settings. The role supports diagnosis and treatment by collecting, labeling, preserving, processing, transporting, and storing blood specimens and other samples. The position calls for flexibility, initiative, resourcefulness, efficiency, professionalism, and confidentiality in a fast-paced environment that may involve pressure. The Lab Assistant supports medical technologists and laboratory staff with procedural setup, specimen handling, testing preparation, and other laboratory operations. The role also performs clerical tasks, maintains inventory and supply records, and assists with specimen collection by identifying collection requirements, techniques, and required specimen amounts.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or one year of directly related experience.
American Heart Association BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Assist medical technologists and other laboratory staff with procedural setup, specimen plating, slide staining, and related tasks.
Label, process, and distribute specimens according to department standards.
Set up laboratory testing or procedures for medical technologists to read.
Perform laboratory testing.
Receive specimens through the pneumatic tube system or specimen drop-off; deliver them to department sections, match them with orders in the LIS, and enter collection information.
Maintain the rejection log and document appropriate communications.
Perform clerical duties, retrieve laboratory results, and fax them to the appropriate office or unit.
Scan necessary documents into the hospital information system as appropriate.
Check instruments and assigned benches for reagent and supply levels, replenish as needed, and notify the appropriate person or team about low inventory.
Record receipt of supplies, verify deliveries, document receipt in the department supply logbook, and label incoming supplies with the received date before stocking.
Monitor reagent expiration dates and notify the appropriate person of expired tubes or supplies, defective or contaminated items, or other unacceptable items.
Assist with specimen collection and determine the appropriate collection requirements, techniques, and specimen amount for requested tests.