Laboratory Assistant II- PRN

Position for current Clinical Lab Scientist Students

The Laboratory Tech Assistant II will receive blood, urine, body fluids and other samples for testing. The samples can be delivered by pneumatic tube system, dropped off by phlebotomy and other hospital departments. The person will use the lab computer system to status the sample as received, centrifuge samples as needed and distribute them to specific departments. They will help pour over urines for further testing. They will help maintain reagent and supply inventory and order supplies for each area. When supplies are delivered, they will unpack and restock the supplies to their designated areas. In addition to the aforementioned duties, this role performs many essential functions that includes but is not limited to answering the phone, review and locate pending samples that need testing from pending log review, daily temperatures, inventory control and organization/expiration monitoring of the department's supplies.

• Responsible for ordering and monitoring supplies for the Core Lab. Once they are delivered, responsible for unboxing and restocking into appropriate area.
• Responsible for receiving any blood, urine or body fluid received in the Core Lab for testing. This includes receiving the samples as received in lab computer system, centrifuging, pouring over urines and distributing them to the appropriate areas for testing.
• Performs many functions for Core Laboratory that include reviewing daily temperatures, answering phone, located samples on pending logs that need testing, inventory control and organization /expiration monitoring of the department supplies.
• Maintains work area—cleans bench, restocks supplies, notifies supervisor of low stock.
• Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure. Pursues professional growth and development.