LABORATORY ASSISTANT| LABORATORY |PART-TIME FLEXIBLE SHIFT (23442)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

17h • $18 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Our Team at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center!

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Laboratory Assistant.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Prior data entry experience
• High school graduation or equivalent required.
• Typing: 45 wpm.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position

Nice To Haves

• Some college or technical courses
• Laboratory processing experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 1 year of clerical experience preferred.
• knowledge of a second language preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in inventory control, ordering of supplies, maintaining, cleaning, supplying and decontamination of benches and equipment, ensuring certain specimens are triaged to other labs or are sent out for analysis.
• Complete record logs and other administrative duties as requested, and support the department in maintaining an efficient workflow by performing laboratory assignments
• Maintains cleanliness of laboratory preparation areas and equipment
• Follows all SOPs, guidelines, practices, and regulations when conducting work
• Assists staff and order, restock supplies and data entry when required
• Replenish test bench supplies as needed
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Follow all Standard Operating Procedures to ensure safety and quality standards
• Additional tasks can be assigned at the discretion of management
• Performs a variety of clerical and typing services for the department.
• Greets outpatients, processes blood requisitions and directs patients to blood drawing area.
• Opens and routes incoming mail. Distributes correspondence and other materials to department staff.
• Answers telephones, routes callers, takes messages and provides routine information to callers; communicates effectively with personnel and other departments as necessary.
• Manages adequate inventory of supplies in office, reordering or reporting low levels to supervisor as necessary.
• Prepares purchase requisitions and check requests and maintains check request and purchase requisition files.
• Maintains record keeping and filing system in accordance with departmental system.
• Classifies, sorts and files correspondence, records and other materials as required.
• Performs a variety of clerical assignments (e.g., photocopying). Delivers Laboratory reports to nursing units and mails outpatient reports to requesting physician.

Benefits

• competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays.
• robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED