Laboratory Aide - Core Laboratory Night Shift (Sun-Thurs 11pm-7:30am, rotating holidays)

Stony Brook University•Stony Brook, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Stony Brook Medicine, Laboratory Aides assist technicians and pathologists in a hospital clinical laboratory, a medical research laboratory, or a morgue by performing a variety of semi-skilled routine tasks and/or clerical duties under direction to assist medical staff in making or confirming diagnoses or to assist research staff in their work.

Requirements

No minimum education or experience requirements.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma, BS/BA/AA or some college credits.
Medical Terminology and prior hospital/lab experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately accessions and labels patient specimens utilizing the computer system and/or manual procedures.
Records data into appropriate accession logbooks when computers are not available.
Reviews all patient specimens received for proper labeling to ensure proper patient identification and check for appropriate sample type and size for the ordered test procedure.
Prepares and processes patient specimens for analysis to include centrifugation and aliquoting (manually or automatically) and properly distributing the samples to proper lab stations.
Make calls to give lab results or answers telephones to provide information on availability of patient results, specimen collection information and addition of tests to existing orders.
Maintains records of laboratory reports as assigned and perform other clerical related duties.
Learn the computer to obtain pertinent data and to report test results and generate orders, etc.
Will be required to provide backup support in laboratory stat service and serve as a runner in transporting specimens between MART building and main hospital and between different departments within the department of laboratory.
Adheres to all policies and protocols to ensure quality patient care and maintenance of safety rules and HIPAA, NYSDO, Join Commission regulations.
Will perform filing, inventory control, stock shelves, dust lab analyzers/lab counters and other related duties as assigned.