Lab Assistant-Core Lab Send-Outs

LCMC Health; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 31,200 - 46,800; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in Metairie, LA seeks a Laboratory Assistant who works under supervision to collect, label, preserve, process, transport and store specimens to support diagnosis and treatment.

You will assist technologists, set up tests, perform laboratory testing, handle specimen receipt, manage supplies and enter data in the hospital information system; requires a High School Diploma or related experience and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or 1 year of related experience required.
• American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Assist medical technologists and lab staff with setup and staining tasks.
• Label, process and distribute specimens according to standards.
• Set up lab testing for technologists to read and perform testing.
• Respond to specimen receipt and enter collection information.

Skills

BLS certification

Laboratory support

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Lab samples or specimens can hold the answers to a patient’s health problem, suffering or recovery. As a Laboratory Assistant working under the direct supervision of medical practitioners or laboratory personnel in both an inpatient or an outpatient setting, you collect blood specimens, label specimens, preserve, process, transport and store to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical technologists and other lab staff with procedural set up, specimen plating, slide staining, etc.
• Label, process and distribute specimens according to department standards.
• Set up lab testing and/or procedure for medical technologists to read.
• Perform laboratory testing.
• Respond to specimen receipt via the pneumatic tube system or specimen drop-off, deliver to department sections and appropriately match specimens received with orders in the LIS, and enter collection information.
• Maintain the rejection log with appropriate communication documentation.
• Provide clerical duties, retrieve laboratory results and fax to the office/unit as appropriate.
• Scan necessary documents into the hospital information system as appropriate.
• Check instruments and assigned benches for appropriate reagents and supply levels, replenish when necessary and notify appropriate person/team of low inventory items.
• Record receipt of supplies, verify supplies delivered to the department, document receipt in the department’s supply logbook, and label incoming supplies with received date prior to stocking.
• Monitor reagent expiration dates, notify appropriate person of any expired tubes or supplies, any item found to be defective, contaminated or otherwise unacceptable.
• Assist with specimen collection, determine appropriate specimen collection requirements and techniques for the tests requested, and the amount of specimen required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or 1 year of directly related experience required.
• American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Additional Benefits

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.