Laboratory Assistant - Weekend Night Shift

Job description

About the Job
Work Schedule
Regular Schedule: Every other weekend, Friday and Saturday, from 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a rotating legal holiday schedule.
Mandatory Initial Training: Three weekdays per week, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., for the first 90 days.
General Summary of Position
Collects and processes laboratory specimens for analysis. Performs routine duties specific to the assigned laboratory section.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Contributes to the achievement of established departmental goals and objectives. Adheres to departmental policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental regulations and accreditation requirements.
• Retrieves specimens as directed and transports them to the laboratory for analysis, using appropriate or specified equipment for specimen collection and handling. Logs specimens into the laboratory, bags and files specimens, and discards surgical specimens as necessary.
• Reviews specimen identification, investigates discrepancies, generates appropriate reports, and submits corrections as needed.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe work environment in accordance with safety and biohazard protocols. Reports unsafe or hazardous conditions.
• Maintains required records, reports, statistics, and files as directed.
• Orders laboratory supplies and maintains supply inventories as directed.
• Performs quality control and preventive maintenance on equipment and materials, including those in the morgue. Conducts instrument and refrigerator maintenance checks and notifies regional Anatomic Pathology consolidated laboratory leadership of out-of-range results.
• Performs preliminary specimen preparation procedures. Accessions incoming laboratory specimens, labels and verifies receipt of specimens, adds fixatives, and sorts specimens for appropriate laboratory sections. Assists pathologists, physician assistants, and technicians as required.
• Assists with and performs patient registration as needed or assigned. Places orders and performs inquiries in the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Records and dates supplies upon receipt and when placed into use. Ensures that supplies are appropriately labeled.
• Screens visitors and telephone calls, takes messages, provides laboratory results and/or information, and directs calls as necessary.
• Coordinates send-out testing to reference laboratories and shared testing with other MedStar Health hospitals. Monitors pending logs and mails reports as needed.
• Participates in meetings and serves on committees, representing the department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
• High school diploma or GED required.

Experience
• One year of clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Basic computer skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

This position has a hiring range of
USD $19.55 - USD $34.25 /Hr.