Medical Laboratory Assistant - Laboratory - PT - Day
About The Position
The Medical Laboratory Assistant supports laboratory technical professionals and technicians in clinical and anatomic pathology testing. The role reviews and verifies laboratory test orders, receives and processes specimens, supports testing activities, and helps address customer questions about orders and specimen requirements. Duties may also include preparing slides and reagents, setting up microbiology cultures, operating analytical instrumentation under technical supervision, performing quality control or routine maintenance, packaging specimens for transfer, and supporting the training of new team members. This is a part-time, on-site position working 20 hours per week on the first/day shift. It is non-exempt and has no supervisory or budget responsibility.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Follow OSHA guidelines and hospital and laboratory safety procedures.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize work, particularly during busy periods.
- Ability to read and understand oral and written instructions.
- Ability to follow directions accurately.
- Strong attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- One year of phlebotomy or laboratory experience.
- Knowledge of laboratory operations, policies, and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Review, clarify, and verify healthcare provider orders for laboratory tests; enter orders and receive specimens in the electronic health record while following patient and specimen identification protocols.
- Understand specimen collection basics and complications that may affect analytical results, and communicate collection information to healthcare providers and patients as needed.
- Assess specimen integrity, acceptability, type, and volume; process specimens according to protocol, including centrifugation, aliquoting, storage, transport, and special handling requirements.
- Distribute specimens and prepared slides to the appropriate testing personnel or section.
- Support internal and external customers with problem solving and answer questions about test orders and specimen requirements.
- Perform and report results on waived test systems.
- Monitor supplies and inventory and clean and maintain specimen-processing and testing benches and equipment.
- Support testing in assigned departments, which may include preparing, labeling, and staining slides; microbiology setup and plating; preparing reagents, standards, and controls; running analytical instrumentation under technical staff supervision; and performing quality control or routine equipment maintenance.
- Identify sources of error, determine duplicate or incorrectly ordered tests, and follow procedures for confirmation of frequently misordered tests.
- Package specimens according to International Air Transport Association regulations and facilitate transfer to primary or reference laboratories.
- Handle intake, documentation, and discharge of deceased patients from the morgue.
- Support and train new team members as directed.
- Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
