Lab Support Assistant - Histology Lab - days 5a-130p
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This role is within the Lab Support Histology Lab. The primary responsibilities include processing blocks for embedding centers and preparing them for microtomy, preparing and quality controlling slides for pathologist review, filing slides and blocks for long-term storage, and retrieving slides and blocks for clinical workups. The essential responsibilities involve entering specimen demographics and test orders into the computer, adding tests as requested, identifying and labeling specimens according to protocol, and packaging specimens safely for transport. The role also includes appropriately handling specimens upon arrival at the laboratory, processing both routine and STAT specimens according to protocol, and processing and aliquoting specimens to meet service goals. Storing specimens in the appropriate location and maintaining their integrity at all times, as well as retrieving specimens for add-ons, are also key duties. The position requires identifying, labeling, and processing specimens for testing while adhering to all standard operating and safety procedures. Additionally, the role involves answering the telephone promptly and courteously, and maintaining a clean and well-stocked work area.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
- Ability to read, and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.
- Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.
- Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
- Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
- Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.
Nice To Haves
- Laboratory experience.
Responsibilities
- Process Blocks of the embedding centers and prepare for Histology Microtomy
- Prepare and QC slides for Pathologist review
- File slides and blocks for long-term storage
- Retrieve slides and blocks for clinical workups
- Enters specimen demographics and test orders into the computer.
- Adds tests, when requested , to the appropriate specimen type.
- Identifies and labels specimens according to protocol.
- Packages specimens safely for transport.
- Appropriately handles specimens upon arrival at the laboratory.
- Processes both routine and STAT specimens, according to protocol.
- Processes and aliquots specimens to meet service goals.
- Stores specimens in the appropriate location and maintains the integrity of the specimens at all times.
- Retrieves specimens for add on.
- Identifies, labels and processes specimens for testing, while following all standard operating and safety procedures.
- Answers the telephone promptly and courteously.
- Maintains a clean and well-stocked work area.
Benefits
- Vaccinated against influenza (flu)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
