Clinical Lab Support Specialist

One Brooklyn Health System Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

One Brooklyn Health System Inc. seeks a Laboratory Assistant to support the clinical laboratory with service-oriented tasks including specimen handling, glassware cleaning, and light housekeeping within the lab.

Responsibilities include autoclaving infectious waste, delivering messages and reports, maintaining supplies, and assisting with blood culture sets and urine containers as needed. High School diploma required; no prior experience necessary.

Qualifications

• Good attention to detail and accuracy needed.
• Ability to read and speak English required.
• Ability to fully utilize BHMC’s electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position.

Responsibilities

• Autoclave laboratory infectious waste in timely fashion.
• Washes and dries glassware as needed and in a timely fashion.
• Deliver messages and reports to other areas of the hospital as needed.
• Deliver or moves light equipment from one laboratory section to another or from a part of the Hospital to the laboratory.
• Pick up specimens as required.
• Performs light housekeeping tasks as needed.
• Collects dirty laboratory coats, delivers to laundry area, and returns clean lab coats to staff.
• Order and maintain inventory of supplies.
• Makes up and distributes blood culture sets to microbiology.
• Keeps a supply of urine containers for patients in and out of Hospital as needed and directed.
• Changes gas tanks as needed by the various laboratory sections and in a timely fashion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

English proficient

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

One Brooklyn Health System Inc. seeks a Laboratory Assistant to support the clinical laboratory with service-oriented tasks including specimen handling, glassware cleaning, and light housekeeping within the lab.

Responsibilities include autoclaving infectious waste, delivering messages and reports, maintaining supplies, and assisting with blood culture sets and urine containers as needed. High School diploma required; no prior experience necessary.