About This Role
This laboratory assistant role involves undertaking a variety of laboratory, clerical, and telephone duties. The assistant collects and processes specimens to aid physicians in diagnosing diseases, prepares specimens, and carries out basic laboratory procedures. The position supports various laboratory departments with tasks including specimen processing, planting, and send-outs.
Responsibilities
- Receive, identify, and prepare all samples and request forms entering the department
- Identify, prepare, and dispatch all samples to correct lab departments, maintaining an accurate log, using pending logs and the specimen tracker system
- Prepare, store, and retrieve frozen aliquots, 24-hour urine aliquots, microbiology, and routine blood samples
- Alert the appropriate departments on receipt of urgent samples, frozen samples, and samples requiring special handling
- Use the laboratory computer systems, including confident use of the test/client libraries, hospital intranet, and referral database during data entry
- Scan, file, and archive request forms and other hard copy data
- Maintain a good operating knowledge of any analyzers or equipment required for performing tasks in the laboratory
- Handle queries relating to samples and requests in a timely and professional manner
- Receive and handle incoming calls to the department
- Perform tasks in a careful and efficient way, in compliance with current CAP standards, regulatory requirements, and the Quality Management System
- Make minor repairs and simple adjustments to designated laboratory equipment
- Clean laboratory equipment glassware and maintain a clean lab area
- Mix chemical solutions
- Order and store supplies
- Use centrifuges, measuring devices, and laboratory glassware
- Clean equipment, lab areas, and instruments as needed
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Point of Care Technician license through the West Virginia DHHR within 30 days of hire
- Work requires stamina, moving, stooping, bending, reaching, standing, pushing (cart), lifting and loading supplies (onto the cart) and walking
- Able to multitask and handle stressful situations
- Able to communicate effectively
Nice to have:
- Biology or Biochemistry degree
- Medical Assistant or previous exposure/experience in a laboratory setting
- One year of laboratory experience
Important Details
- Schedule: 40 hours per week
About the Company
WMCH Weirton Medical Center is the company hiring for this position.
