Lab Assistant 0 FTE
About The Position
If you are looking for an opportunity to work with a team that is transforming care in the community and leading the way toward excellence in customer service and clinical outcomes, this may be the career path for you. Mercy Health continues to define what "Excellence" means to our patients, our physicians, our staff and our community. SUMMARY The Microbiology Assistant is inoculating specimen onto culture media, which grows bacteria and/or fungus for technical analysis. The Microbiology Assistant does data entry into the LIS for each of the specimens received. The staff also fields call from nursing units, doctor offices, and physicians in regard to Microbiology.
Requirements
- Minimum High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- A College level biology or microbiology courses required.
- Computer skills, customer service skills, troubleshooting skills.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, microbiology or a related science.
- Inoculation experience in educational or medical lab.
Responsibilities
- Able to perform culture inoculation with a variety of specimen types and other initial area procedures.
- Able to operate basic equipment – i.e. centrifuges.
- Able to prepare specimens for staining.
- Must be able to do analytical functions as calculating, weighing and correlating of information.
- Must understand and be able to use computer systems.
- Must be able to multi-task under a volume-based work environment.
- Must be able to organize and prioritize work to meet customer needs.
- Must be a team player, able to flex out and help with completing work as soon as possible.
- Must demonstrate positive interpersonal skills, to patients, clients, hospital and laboratory staff.
- Must be able to demonstrate good customer service skills.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
