Lab Assistant

TridentCare•Middletown, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Lab Assistant position with a work schedule of Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. The pay range is $20.00-$22.00 per hour, based on experience. The role involves various tasks related to specimen handling, processing, and routing within a laboratory setting. The employee will be responsible for ensuring accurate labeling and documentation of specimens, preparing specimens for testing, packaging shipments, and communicating with offsite laboratories. Proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is mandatory at all times.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent GED
Ability to work under minimal supervision and independently
Strong communication skills in writing, responding and speaking
Ability to problem solve and research alternatives

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of medical (laboratory) terminology helpful

Responsibilities

Upon specimen arrival, properly marks the location of testing for each ordered test on the accompanying requisition.
Ensures that the correct specimen was collected for each test ordered, and that the tube types submitted are written in the left margin of the requisition.
Ensures that the patient’s full name, date/time of collection, and phlebotomist’s P number are filled in on the requisition, and that the specimen bar codes (with appropriate letter prefix) are placed on all patient specimens.
Responsible for informing a facility, and filling out appropriate paperwork, if a redraw is needed due to: PT & PTT that are QNS, missing or incorrectly spelled name on requisition or specimen, mislabeled accession number and/or name, specimen not received.
Properly centrifuges all appropriate specimens for correct times to ensure adequate serum or plasma for required testing.
Packaging of coolers for shipment of specimens to offsite laboratories – weight of cooler ranging from 20 – 40 lbs.
Creating of air bills for flight shipment.
Communication through company email to offsite laboratories regarding summary of flight information.
Routes in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
Routes reference lab specimens, with a copy of the requisition, to the reference lab desk for inclusion into the TridentCare Sample Tracker.
Proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times to protect the processor from any infectious material.
Performs other duties assigned