Lab Assistant
TridentCare
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- Location
- Brockton, MA
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Part time
- Posted
- Oct 13
- 6 days ago
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About the company
TridentCare
Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Checks specimens and requisitions for accuracy, centrifuges specimens, and routes samples to in-house and reference labs.
- Packages specimens for shipment, creates air bills, and communicates flight information to offsite laboratories.
What you need
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent GED.
- Must be able to work independently under minimal supervision, communicate effectively, and problem solve; knowledge of medical laboratory terminology is helpful.
- Education: a high school diploma
Key skills
Strong communication skillsAbility to problem solveKnowledge of medical terminologyMinimal supervision
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Full-Time Monday-Friday 1pm-9pm with alternating weekends and holidays.
Pay Range: $20.00-$22.00 Based on experience
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Upon specimen arrival, properly marks the location of testing for each ordered test on the accompanying requisition.
Ensures that the correct specimen was collected for each test ordered, and that the tube types submitted are written in the left margin of the requisition.
Ensures that the patient’s full name, date/time of collection, and phlebotomist’s P number are filled in on the requisition, and that the specimen bar codes (with appropriate letter prefix) are placed on all patient specimens.
Responsible for informing a facility, and filling out appropriate paperwork, if a redraw is needed due to:
PT & PTT that are QNS
missing or incorrectly spelled name on requisition or specimen
mislabeled accession number and/or name
specimen not received
Properly centrifuges all appropriate specimens for correct times to ensure adequate serum or plasma for required testing.
Packaging of coolers for shipment of specimens to offsite laboratories – weight of cooler ranging from 20 – 40 lbs
Creating of air bills for flight shipment
Communication through company email to offsite laboratories regarding summary of flight information
Routes in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
Routes reference lab specimens, with a copy of the requisition, to the reference lab desk for inclusion into the TridentCare Sample Tracker .
Proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times to protect the processor from any infectious material.
Performs other duties assigned
SKILLS|EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma or equivalent GED
Ability to work under minimal supervision and independently
Strong communication skills in writing, responding and speaking
Ability to problem solve and research alternatives
Knowledge of medical (laboratory) terminology helpful
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.