Lab Tech Aide I

Default Work Shift:

Varies (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Salary range:

$24.00

Schedule:

Per Diem

Shift Hours:

8 Hour employee

Department:

Lab Clinical

Job Objective:

Performs waived and up to moderate complexity testing on manual, automated, semi-automated platforms, processes specimens and specimen setup per department policy and procedure, and assists Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS), Histology Tech (HT), and Cytotechnologist (CT) with daily operation; performs instrument maintenance, quality control and troubleshooting; performs Laboratory Assistant function, and shares skills intra-departmentally.

Job Description:

• Education:
• Required: High school diploma, GED or higher degree
• Preferred: Associate’s degree in science in related field

• Licensure/Certification:
• N/A

• Experience:
• Required: One (1) year of relevant work experience in a laboratory or hospital or associate’s degree in related field or higher in lieu of experience if hired after January 1, 2023
• Preferred: Anatomic pathology laboratory experience

• Reports To: Supervisor
• Supervises: N/A
• Ages of Patients: Neonate/Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
• Blood Borne Pathogens: High Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

Ability to learn complex tasks, Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines, Fine motor skills, Mathematical and reasoning skills, Written and verbal communication skills

Essential Responsibilities

• 1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• 2. Orders and processes laboratory requests in accordance with established procedures.
• 3. Collects and processes all necessary paperwork, assuring appropriate reporting.
• 4. Assists in ordering, maintaining, and restocking of supplies.
• 5. Answers telephone and responds to questions or directs call to appropriate individual.
• 6. Utilizes Laboratory Information System as appropriate.
• 7. Disinfects and maintains work areas as needed.
• 8. Assists CLS, HT, CT in performing preventative maintenance and quality control procedures.
• 9.Operates and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and instrumentation with direction from the CLS, HT, CT.
• 10. Performs pre-analytic non-technical test setup.
• 11. Assist in the orientation and training of Medical Laboratory Scientist Students and Medical Fellows.
• 12. Performs waived testing as directed by the department leadership.
• 13. Complies with hospital and Laboratory safety policies and procedures.
• 14. Complies with all State and federal regulations.
• 15. Fine needle aspirate scheduling, prepare Cytology preparations and staining.
• 16. Assists Pathologists and Pathologists’ Assistant with gross specimen procedures; performs frozen section and assists with autopsies when necessary; files pathology slides and blocks and retrieve them from offsite archiving locations; send out and receive pathology slides and blocks; assist HT, Pathologists Assistants, and Pathologists with pre and post testing functions under the direction of department leadership.
• 17. Reviews specimen test selection for correct collection and appropriate test selection; Performs Microbiology specimen setup consisting of selection of appropriate media and incubation environment; aliquots shared specimens, with distribution to appropriate department.
• 18. Picks up blood samples from, and delivers blood components to patient locations throughout the hospitals; Checks patient history for evidence of antibodies, prior treatment history, previous ABO and Rh and autologous unit availability; Thaws FFP and Cryo, and dispenses all blood products through the computer; Assists in signing out blood to Nursing Services; Performs daily inventory, orders products as needed; Picks up blood totes from patient areas.
• 19. Assist in Transfusion Services as directed by the Supervisor, Lead, or CLS.
• 20. Researches and performs reference lab specimen send outs; assists and covers for the in house Reference Laboratory coordinator; specimen prep and test setup for automation, flow and immunology departments.
• 21. Performs other duties assigned.