Technical Laboratory Assistant

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• Advanced outpatient medical imaging facilities

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As our Technical Lab Assistant you will primarily support lab technical departments performing procedures within regulatory guidelines. This includes receiving preparing labeling and aliquoting specimens to ensure accurate processing and efficient turnaround times. You will also assist with clerical duties and as permitted perform CLIA-waived and moderate complex testing.

Every day you will practice positive patient identification perform department specimen intake processing and organization and assist with department support functions such as culture plating histology staining and specimen loading on instruments. You will be expected to review pending test lists monitor and stock department supplies and perform routine equipment maintenance to assure efficiency and turnaround time requirements are met.

To be successful in this role you must be a skilled professional capable of executing precise specimen handling and technical support with exceptional attention to detail. You must be instrumental in accelerating critical laboratory turnaround times through expert specimen processing efficiently handling essential clerical duties and thriving in a fast-paced environment where your precision and efficiency directly contribute to accurate medical understanding and patient care.

• Practices positive patient identification at all times in all job functions. Receives and prepares various specimens for analysis. Properly labels and aliquots.
• Performs department specimen intake processing and organization for the technical testing area.
• Performs department support functions ie culture plating histology staining specimen loading on instruments depending upon department needs and organization.
• Reviews pending test lists to assist with department turnaround time.
• Assists in solving problems investigates specimen issues and customer inquiries. Provides information regarding specimen and testing status as appropriate.
• Monitors and stocks department supplies and reagents. Logs reagents and supplies following department protocols.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Six (6) months of clinical laboratory experience

Preferred

• Lab Assistant Program and six (6) months experience in an acute care facility
• Completed phlebotomy program