Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 6:15 pm at our main campus on Secor Rd

General Summary

Assists laboratory staff in meeting workload demands including venipuncture and capillary puncture on patients.

Works under the supervision of the Administrative Laboratory Manager.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Receives logs, handles and processes various body fluids, exudates or scraping, and stores in an acceptable manner.
Verifies patient/specimen identification and informs technical personnel and/or Supervisor of any discrepancies.
Performs venipuncture and capillary puncture on patients.

Properly prepares all types of lab specimens according to established procedures which include special requirements for reference work to outside laboratories or special studies.
Performs simple maintenance of equipment; i.e. reads and records temperatures, cleans centrifuges and refrigerators.
Maintains accurate and thorough records of what reference specimens have been picked up and/or sent out to other labs.
Processes and transports infectious waste to a centralized pick-up location and signs the appropriate manifest.
Performs and records qualitative determination for urine glucose and acetone according to established procedures.

Other Essential Duties May Include but Are Not Limited To

Transports specimens from other lab collection sites to the main lab in a timely and efficient manner.
Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

Required:

Completes all tasks within established time frame.
Adheres to all clinic policies and procedures.
Knows, understands and adheres to all laboratories, Clinic, HIPPA and/or OSHA safety standards.
Basic knowledge of laboratory techniques involved in routine tests.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
When presented with "STAT" request(s), stops all other routine activities and promptly addresses the STAT.
Promptly delivers STAT specimens to technical work area and informs appropriate technicians in a non-threatening manner.
Seeks appropriate tasks when primary tasks are completed and assists co-workers as needed.
Demonstrates adaptability to expanded roles.

Education:

Preferred:

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