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About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or higher degree
• One (1) year of relevant work experience in a laboratory or hospital or associate’s degree in related field or higher in lieu of experience if hired after January 1, 2023
• Ability to learn complex tasks
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
• Fine motor skills
• Mathematical and reasoning skills
• Written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree in science in related field
• Anatomic pathology laboratory experience

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Orders and processes laboratory requests in accordance with established procedures.
• Collects and processes all necessary paperwork, assuring appropriate reporting.
• Assists in ordering, maintaining, and restocking of supplies.
• Answers telephone and responds to questions or directs call to appropriate individual.
• Utilizes Laboratory Information System as appropriate.
• Disinfects and maintains work areas as needed.
• Assists CLS, HT, CT in performing preventative maintenance and quality control procedures.
• Operates and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and instrumentation with direction from the CLS, HT, CT.
• Performs pre-analytic non-technical test setup.
• Assist in the orientation and training of Medical Laboratory Scientist Students and Medical Fellows.
• Performs waived testing as directed by the department leadership.
• Complies with hospital and Laboratory safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with all State and federal regulations.
• Fine needle aspirate scheduling, prepare Cytology preparations and staining.
• Assists Pathologists and Pathologists’ Assistant with gross specimen procedures; performs frozen section and assists with autopsies when necessary; files pathology slides and blocks and retrieve them from offsite archiving locations; send out and receive pathology slides and blocks; assist HT, Pathologists Assistants, and Pathologists with pre and post testing functions under the direction of department leadership.
• Reviews specimen test selection for correct collection and appropriate test selection; Performs Microbiology specimen setup consisting of selection of appropriate media and incubation environment; aliquots shared specimens, with distribution to appropriate department.
• Picks up blood samples from, and delivers blood components to patient locations throughout the hospitals; Checks patient history for evidence of antibodies, prior treatment history, previous ABO and Rh and autologous unit availability; Thaws FFP and Cryo, and dispenses all blood products through the computer; Assists in signing out blood to Nursing Services; Performs daily inventory, orders products as needed; Picks up blood totes from patient areas.
• Assist in Transfusion Services as directed by the Supervisor, Lead, or CLS.
• Researches and performs reference lab specimen send outs; assists and covers for the in house Reference Laboratory coordinator; specimen prep and test setup for automation, flow and immunology departments.
• Performs other duties assigned.