Lab Assistant
U.S. Dermatology Partners•Tyler, TX
•$16 - $18•Onsite
About The Position
Provides assistance in the Mohs / Pathology Laboratory. This role involves a variety of duties related to specimen processing, documentation, and laboratory maintenance to support both Mohs and Pathology lab functions. The position requires adherence to safety policies, quality standards, and customer service principles.
Requirements
- Minimum one year of work experience in an office, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable
- Management and organizational skills to support the leadership of this function
- Ability to follow or provide verbal & written instructions with sufficient grammar and spelling skills to avoid mistakes or misinterpretations
- Interpersonal skills to support customer service, functional, and team mate support needs
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
- Mathematical and/or analytical ability for basic to intermediate problem solving
- Basic to intermediate computer operation
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Specialty knowledge of systems relating to job function
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations for this position; general understanding of HIPAA guidelines
Responsibilities
- Prepares Mohs / Excision templates for pt. charts
- Assigns a Mohs number / DAF number for each site to be processed in the Mohs Lab with frozen sections
- Prepares individual patient maps for all first Stage tissue to be processed in the Mohs Lab
- Load slides on stainer
- Coverslip slides
- Assist with making stage slides during heavy workflow
- Assist with copying patient information for stage maps
- Type / print / apply labels for Mohs slides
- Log stage / slide count information into Mohs log book
- Maintain daily stain (H&E and T-Blue) control documentation
- Maintain copies of blank Mohs maps for future use
- Maintain pre-numbered slides for Mohs / DAF / additional stages
- File slides weekly
- Prepares embedding slides for next surgery date
- Instrument sterilization (as needed)
- Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service.
- Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization.
- Enter pathology results
- Sort reports
- Enter patient demographics and insurance for outside specimens
- Create NGP for outside specimens (if applicable)
- Verify patient insurance prior to sending out
- Send out slides and reports
- Request slides and reports from outside institutions/laboratories
- Charge immunofluorescence specimens
- Fax reports and paperwork for pathologists (as applicable)
- File requisitions and prepare for scanning
- Answer telephones
- File slides
- Enter QA slides in Intellipath
- Removes cassettes from embedding center and molds
- Remove excess paraffin from cassettes
- Load and unload H&E stainer/coverslipper
- Deliver slides with corresponding pathology requisitions to pathologist
- Collect and line up specimens
- Accession specimens in Intellipath
- Label specimen containers and requisitions
- Maintain quality control logs.
- Wash and chemically clean laboratory dishes
- Rotate solutions on H&E stainer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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