Laboratory Aide II, Bethlehem Campus (Full Time, Evenings)

St. Luke's University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Aide II registers laboratory orders and patient information, accessions and transports specimens, provides internal and external customer service, and maintains accessioning equipment cleanliness. The role requires independent judgment in assigned duties and assists pathologists with procedures. Duties may vary by campus and include specimen preparation, equipment monitoring, training support, and moderate-complexity testing under supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Ability to exercise independent judgment in performing assigned duties.
For the Miners Campus role, phlebotomy certification or successful completion of a phlebotomy program is preferred.

Nice To Haves

For the Miners Campus role, phlebotomy certification or successful completion of a phlebotomy program.

Responsibilities

Accession and transport specimens to the appropriate testing area, campus, or reference laboratory.
Operate centrifuges according to procedure.
Order laboratory supplies, maintain inventories, and handle chemical disposition safely as directed.
Label blood and non-blood specimens with barcoded labels and aliquot specimens when necessary.
Enter requisitions when needed and ensure registration is completed.
Register patient demographics, insurance information, and diagnoses, place laboratory orders in the HIS, troubleshoot registration issues, and resolve work queue assignments.
Add Cytolyte to cytology specimens according to policy.
Understand and implement computer downtime procedures when necessary.
Prepare specimens for referral to outside reference laboratories, including logging, packaging, and mailing.
Prepare complex molecular, oncology, and genomic send-outs with correct packaging, mailing, and revenue-cycle information.
Review outstanding, excepted, and add-on lists to ensure specimens are accessioned and transported appropriately.
Perform maintenance and quality assurance measures and monitor equipment under supervision, including centrifuges, printers, refrigerators, pneumatic tubes, cryostats, and laboratory equipment as appropriate.
Participate in training new employees and coordinate training and precepting as assigned.
Communicate professionally with hospital departments and outpatient clinical providers.
Perform other assigned duties, including special assignments related to inspection and accreditation projects.
Assist pathologists with onsite procedures, including biopsies and bone marrow specimens; make and stain slides, build cases in the computer, and package specimens for transport independently.
Handle irretrievable tissue specimens correctly for pre-analytic testing.
Change pathology stain lines according to schedule and keep logs current.
Participate in educational programs, in-services, and meetings.
At Miners Campus, perform phlebotomy and outpatient registration.
Perform moderate-complexity testing, including antigen testing, culture-plate processing and incubation, and basic equipment maintenance and quality checks under supervision.
Process irretrievable anatomic pathology specimens for review by a cytotechnologist or pathologist, including case building, grossing, cell-block creation, gynecologic triage, embedding, and basic microtomy under supervision and according to the AP procedure manual.