Laboratory Assistant - Histology - Part Time, Days

NYU Langone Health•Patchogue, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility, as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices. This role is for a Laboratory Assistant in Histology, working part-time, days. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting lab staff with the day-to-day operation of the laboratory by providing clinical, clerical, and inventory management support. This includes specimen management/processing, ordering and receipt of inventory, instrument maintenance, and communicating with providers and other laboratories. The position also assists the Pathology Department in daily maintenance, receipt of bodies, hand-off to appropriate individuals, record keeping, and upkeep of the morgue.

Requirements

High School Degree with 12 college credits in biology or chemistry.
Laboratory experience including handling open containers of blood and body fluid (accessioning/intake not included).
Knowledge of computer applications especially excel and word.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

1+ years experience in a laboratory setting as a laboratory assistant.

Responsibilities

Assisting lab staff with the day-to-day operation of the laboratory, by providing clinical, clerical and inventory management support.
Specimen management/processing.
Ordering and receipt of inventory.
Instrument maintenance.
Communicating with providers and other laboratories.
Assisting the Pathology Department in the daily maintenance, receipt of bodies along with hand-off to appropriate individual, record keeping, and upkeep of the morgue.
Maintaining an adequate supply of all general laboratory items as well as department specific reagents and materials needed for specimen analysis.
Communicating the need for additional supplies to supervisor/manager when necessary.
Ensuring the proper receipt and storage of laboratory materials.
Receiving all goods delivered and documenting according to NYU policy and guidelines provided by regulatory agencies.
Helping with front-end processing of all samples preparing them for analysis (e.g., labeling, centrifuging, aliquoting, transport, and placing samples on automated test platforms).
Responsible for back-end processing of samples including preparation for storage, tracking and eventual disposal according to policy.
Properly disposing of all department regulated medical, biological, chemical and clean waste.
Cleaning all laboratory work surfaces and assigned equipment in accordance with laboratory protocols and documenting as required.
Maintaining logs associated with temperature and humidity for assigned equipment, work areas and eye wash stations.
Helping with review of routine and stat pending lists and retrieval of missed tests/specimens.
Answering the phone and providing assistance to callers as required (spec requirements, test availability, TAT etc.).
Accessing automated test platforms to assess the status of test samples.
Helping with shipping of blood and body fluids to other sites.
Helping with inventory management of blood products (receiving, stocking, expiration).
Other duties as assigned.