Lab Assistant

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; City of Kingston (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Lab Assistant to manage various tasks related to blood components, including logging, thawing, and specimen preparation. This entry-level position requires a high school diploma and some laboratory experience, offering a full-time opportunity in Kingston, NY. The role emphasizes customer communication and equipment maintenance skills, ideal for individuals seeking to begin a career in the medical field.

Qualifications

• Some experience in a laboratory setting.
• Ability to organize tasks without close supervision.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for handling blood and blood products.
• Setup and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Prepares specimens for testing and maintains accurate records.

Skills

Customer assistance

Lab equipment maintenance

Data entry

Communication

Organization

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory Information Systems

Job description

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This position is responsible for all activities with blood and blood components including, but not limited to, logging-in the units, thawing plasma, thawing and pooling cryoprecipitate, irradiate products and washing RBCs; setting up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist/automated machine; maintenance of lab equipment. Responsibilities: Handles blood and blood products by accessioning patient samples, spinning down the blood in the centrifuge and logging all blood products in the computer Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. Prepare solutions used for laboratory testing and procedures Prepare specimens for testing under the guidance of a medical technologist. Ensures all computer entries are accurate. Places orders in LIS and files various documents Provides customer assistance by answering the phone for the department Receives customer orders and communicates these orders to the technologists Screens all other calls and directs them as appropriate Qualifications/Requirements: Experience:# Some experience in a laboratory setting. Any combination of education, training and experience that has supplied the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to perform the essential functions of the job Education: # High School Diploma or equivalent Licenses / Certifications: N/A Other: Demonstrate competency in routine testing in assigned Laboratory area. Ability to effectively relate and communicate with internal and external customers. Basic knowledge of laboratory information systems. Ability to organize tasks and projects work without close supervision to complete tasks. # #

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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