Description
As a Laboratory Assistant I, you will be part of a dynamic laboratory team, facilitating organisation and patient care. You will work closely with doctors, nurses, and medical laboratory scientists. Responsibilities include ordering and preparing patient samples, delivering specimens to the appropriate department or testing facility, and gaining valuable experience and knowledge to help prepare you for workplace and career advancement.
Essential Functions:
- Utilise Electronic Medical Record and/or Laboratory Information System to place orders, receive specimens, route specimens, track specimens, store specimens, label specimens using the appropriate policy and procedure, and query test results.
- Provide clerical, administrative, and customer service support to the department.
- Communicate test results and/or other reports to nursing units/physician offices.
- Monitor and maintain supply inventory.
- Assist in the training and orientation of new associates.
Benefits:
- Benefits eligible
- Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Community college program, nursing student, EMT student, healthcare related program in progress preferred
- Previous experience in healthcare and/or clinical laboratory preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- Expected to lift and utilise full range of movement to transfer patients.
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.