Laboratory Aide, Opportunities at Multiple Campuses (Full Time, Part Time, Per Diem - All shifts)

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

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Aide is responsible for the registration of laboratory orders, specimen accessioning and transportation, and providing exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers. This role also ensures laboratory equipment is properly cleaned and maintained, supports the efficient operation of the laboratory, and assists pathologists with designated procedures as needed. The Laboratory Aide plays a key role in maintaining accurate specimen processing, quality standards, and timely laboratory operations. St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. Here at St. Luke’s, PCRAFT values are the guiding core principles of our health care team and the qualities we strive for with every encounter. Pride, caring, respect, accountability, flexibility and teamwork are the qualities our team will deliver every time. As a patient or prospective employee, you can count on every member of the St. Luke’s team to display PCRAFT values in every situation.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Miners Campus-Phlebotomy certification or successful completion of phlebotomy program preferred, in addition to high school diploma.

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certification or successful completion of phlebotomy program preferred, in addition to high school diploma.

Responsibilities

Registration of laboratory orders
Specimen accessioning and transportation
Providing exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers
Ensuring laboratory equipment is properly cleaned and maintained
Supporting the efficient operation of the laboratory
Assisting pathologists with designated procedures as needed
Maintaining accurate specimen processing, quality standards, and timely laboratory operations
Assists pathologist with onsite attended procedures including biopsies and bone marrow specimens, makes and stains slides, builds case in computer and packages specimen for transport independently.
Capable of handling irretrievable tissue specimens correctly for pre-analytic testing.
Accessioning and transport of specimens to the appropriate testing area, performing campus or reference laboratory.
Capable of performing maintenance, quality assurance measures and monitors equipment under supervision (centrifuges, label and paper printers, refrigerators, pneumatic tube, cryostat, AP equipment, clinical lab equipment as appropriate).
Performs moderate complexity testing including antigen testing, processing and incubation of culture plates and basic maintenance and quality checks of equipment under supervision