Lab Assistant (WEO, Full-time, Friday - Sunday 6:00pm-6:30am)
About The Position
The Laboratory Assistant supports Medical Laboratory Technicians and Medical Laboratory Scientists and performs duties under the supervision of a Medical Laboratory Scientist. The role reports to the Laboratory Supervisor or Director of Laboratory. The position supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values and promotes a respectful work environment. It verifies patient and specimen information, examines specimens for adequacy, labels and prepares specimens, and processes specimens to meet turnaround-time goals. The assistant may also help with phlebotomy, send-out specimen processing, and point-of-care support, while maintaining a clean work area.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Acute visual perception to read test orders, requisitions, or test labels.
- Ability to perform work that involves standing and/or walking and pushing, pulling, lifting, or carrying up to 50 pounds.
- The position includes potential exposure to body fluids and communicable diseases and serves a culturally and linguistically diverse patient population.
Nice To Haves
- Laboratory Assistant certification.
- Phlebotomy certification.
- One year of medical laboratory assistant experience.
Responsibilities
- Represent the laboratory according to the institution’s behavioral standards, support its Mission, Vision, and Values, and promote a respectful work environment.
- Verify patient and specimen information accurately.
- Examine specimens for adequacy and appropriateness.
- Properly label specimens and prepare aliquots with positive patient/specimen identification.
- Receive and process specimens, including delivering, centrifuging, and aliquoting them, promptly to meet turnaround-time goals.
- Assist with inquiries about specimen requirements, specimen stability, and test turnaround times.
- Assist with phlebotomy as needed.
- Assist with send-out specimen processing.
- Assist the point-of-care team as needed.
- Maintain a clean working environment and sanitize benchtops and equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
