Per Diem Laboratory Assistant - Serology - Mineola

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

3d • $17 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center providing sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care across numerous medical and surgical specialties. As a major regional healthcare resource, we are dedicated to medical education and research, offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, we champion equity and inclusion, fostering an environment where our diverse and talented faculty, staff, and students can thrive. We value individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• 0 to 6 months experience in laboratory
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent computer/data entry skills
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• 0 to 6 months experience in laboratory
• Prior accessioning experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Responsibilities

• Screening and accessioning specimens into LIS.
• Reconciling specimen information as samples are submitted for examination/testing.
• Managing LIS work queues, quality control/audits, and coordinating specimen transport.
• Processing all samples according to NYU policy/procedure.
• Accepting specimens from delivery person, window, or pneumatic tube system, verifying logs/manifests, and signing off on received specimens.
• Ensuring specimens are accompanied by LIS barcode label or demographic label and acceptable requisition.
• Confirming specimen appropriateness for the requested test and verifying label completeness with required information.
• Verifying that specimen label information matches the requisition and that requisition information is complete and accurate.
• Notifying appropriate personnel of unacceptable samples (e.g., mislabeled, unlabeled, discrepant information) and documenting according to department procedures.
• Resolving problems with specimen receipt and appropriateness of test requisitions/samples.
• Timely processing of all samples, including accessioning, sorting, racking, and distributing specimens.
• Observing special comments and instructions, and processing STATs and time-sensitive specimens promptly.
• Notifying appropriate house staff and pathologists of frozen section cases.
• Correctly labeling specimens with LIS labels and delivering them to the appropriate laboratory or instrument.
• Registering patients and placing orders based on manual requisitions or as corrective action for improperly placed orders.
• Answering telephones, providing customer service to Laboratory and Medical staff, and directing calls professionally.
• Responding promptly to laboratory and medical staff inquiries and providing accurate information.
• Faxing results to physician offices or other institutions as per policy.
• Responding promptly to requests from providers (e.g., STATs and Add On requests).
• Communicating critical values to providers as per policy in the absence of customer service personnel.
• Processing samples for automated instrumentation, entering required pre-analytic information, and centrifuging samples.
• Placing samples on automated test platforms as per protocol, which may include removing caps from tubes.
• Arranging courier pickups as needed.
• Cleaning all laboratory work surfaces and assigned areas, maintaining an organized workspace, and restocking supplies.
• Notifying supervisor of any supply shortages.
• Following all safety requirements for PPE and the utilization of engineering controls.
• Participating in the training of new lab accessioning staff.
• Processing and preparing patient specimens for referral to outside laboratories, ensuring accurate labeling, documentation, packaging, and shipping.
• Verifying test orders, maintaining specimen integrity and turnaround expectations, tracking send-out status and results, and communicating with staff, couriers, and reference labs to resolve discrepancies.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED