Clinical Laboratory Assistant
Clinical Laboratory Assistant
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Job Description
High SchoolDiploma or equivalent.
Previouslaboratory healthcare and/or customer service experience preferred.
Experiencewith computers including Microsoft Windows software.
Goodinterpersonal and communication skills so as to be able to interact effectivelywith individuals in the lab and the hospital.
Ability tomultitask and work accurately under stress of time constraints and heavyworkload demands.
Neat andorderly work habits.
Attention todetail.
Manualdexterity and visual accuracy.
Ability toefficiently move samples throughout the lab over the course of a shift
Accuratecomputer skills
Ability toread write and speak English sufficiently to communicate with patients andlaboratory and clinical staff.
The Clinical LaboratoryAssistant performs a variety of clerical and technical duties under generalsupervision.Reports to a Laboratory Supervisor.Responsibilitiesinclude receipt accessioning centrifugation and decanting of patientspecimens calling back critical and noncritical results and communicatingwith clinicians at the Front Window and over the phone.
Greets andassists visitors to the Front Window.
Sorts andprioritizes samples that arrive at the Front Window and through the pneumatictube system.
Accessionspatient specimens:
Accurately enters information from requisition(including patient name unit number requesting area time sample drawnphysicians name tubes received tests requested general comments) intocomputer.
Affixes barcoded labels to requisition and tubes.
Transferssamples from racks to centrifuges and to decant station.
Decants andsorts specimens.
Responds totelephone inquiries regarding patient test results and related information(e.g. ADDs).
ProcessesADDs: locates sample adds tests to original accession completes ADDs form.
Calls backcritical and noncritical results.
Receivesbatched specimens.
Follows PACEprotocols.
Faxesreports as requested per lab protocol.
Maypreprocess specimens for testing.
Sorts andfiles requisitions.
Followsdepartment Cancel Credit Refuse and Callback protocols.
Assistslaboratory management with special projects relating to Front Office operationsas assigned.
Maintainssafe and clean working environment.
Employment Type
Full-Time
