Clinical Lab Assistant II - Specimens & QA (Evenings)

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Baltimore (MD); In loco; USD 42.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Maryland Medical System is hiring a Clinical Laboratory Assistant I to support routine laboratory operations across multiple labs under supervision. The role requires exacting sample accessioning, data entry, and adherence to CLIA and departmental procedures.

Responsibilities include processing specimens, maintaining specimen integrity, handling add-on testing, answering inquiries, and ensuring timely communication of results with internal and external customers.

Competenze

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two years of work experience as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant I (CLAI) or equivalent experience in a clinical or hospital setting required.
• Additional credit hours in biology and/or chemistry at an accredited institution are preferred.

Mansioni

• Receives and accessions patient samples into the Laboratory Information System. Ensures that all codes and information are entered accurately and timely.
• Maintains accurate patient identification and information for billing purposes following departmental procedures.
• Processes (centrifuges, aliquots, and performs other special handling procedures for specimens) and delivers specimens to specific laboratories as required. Saves or preserves specimens as needed in refrigerator, freezer, incubator, dry ice, or other storage as appropriate.
• Identifies and resolves specimen integrity issues such as mislabeled specimens, quantity not sufficient (QNS), specimen integrity, incorrect container type, incorrect/incomplete requisitions, etc., and documents all information for quality assurance purposes.
• Processes add-on testing according to departmental procedures.
• May perform waived to moderate complexity testing.
• Answers telephones and responds to customer inquiries and requests.
• May perform waived to moderate complexity as approved by the supervisor in accordance with departmental guidelines.
• Resolves customer complaints/issues and follows through with appropriate documentation.
• Communicates test results, test descriptions, etc. Assures a high level of customer satisfaction by communicating and responding to a variety of internal and external customers in a professional and courteous manner.
• Reviews and acts on test pending list.
• Troubleshoots and solves instrument problems with some assistance from medical laboratory scientists.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Formazione

High school diploma or GED

Descrizione del lavoro

The University of Maryland Medical System is hiring a Clinical Laboratory Assistant I to support routine laboratory operations across multiple labs under supervision. The role requires exacting sample accessioning, data entry, and adherence to CLIA and departmental procedures.

Responsibilities include processing specimens, maintaining specimen integrity, handling add-on testing, answering inquiries, and ensuring timely communication of results with internal and external customers.