Laboratory Assistant, Per Diem-Harrington Hospital
About The Position
Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day. Under the direction of the Technical Supervisor of each specialty or the most senior technologist on duty, performs all processing functions. This includes but is not limited to, centrifugation, aliquoting, placing samples in correct racks and receiving batches. Performs a limited number of laboratory analyses and quality control testing following clearly defined preset criteria under close supervision of a Medical Technologist.
Requirements
- High School Degree, preferred with strong background in the sciences.
- Previous experience in a laboratory setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Creates batches for reference laboratory.
- Prepares samples to go to reference laboratory for testing.
- Receives specimens from couriers/transport personnel and readies them for analysis.
- Receives site batches as necessary.
- Places samples in correct rack for placement on analyzers.
- Responsible for adding on tests for existing samples.
- Responsible for test cancelation requests.
- Answers phone in a professional manner and provides information for our customers.
- Prepares and transmits reports accurately for customers.
- Performs laboratory testing under the direct supervision of the Charge Technologist upon completion of training and competency evaluation to include but not limited to the following:
- Urine dipstick testing.
- Stool occult blood testing.
- Kit testing. Ex: rapid strep, pregnancy, etc.
- Draws blood specimens from patients. (Webster Campus only).
- Helps in any department that may require assistance.
- Performs other related duties as directed by Supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
