Lab Assistant - Specimen Prep & Basic Testing

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network in Town of Mount Pleasant, NY, seeks a Lab Assistant to perform non-professional routine laboratory tests and support more complex analyses under supervision.

Responsibilities include handling specimens, labeling, data entry, basic staining, preparing glassware, and maintaining a clean work area; applicants should have basic biology/chemistry coursework or related laboratory experience.

Qualifications

• 60 college credits that include biology and chemistry.
• One year of laboratory experience in a hospital, medical or public health setting (or equivalent).
• 30 credits in medical technology or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Receives, opens and sorts specimens for diagnostic examinations.
• Dates and time stamps all request slips and assigns laboratory numbers.
• Enters specimens and patient data into accession records.
• Performs basic lab tasks such as staining slides and preparing specimens.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

English communication

Computer literacy

Education

60 college credits including biology/chemistry

30 college credits in medical technology

High school diploma or equivalency

Job description

Westchester Medical Center Health Network in Town of Mount Pleasant, NY, seeks a Lab Assistant to perform non-professional routine laboratory tests and support more complex analyses under supervision.

Responsibilities include handling specimens, labeling, data entry, basic staining, preparing glassware, and maintaining a clean work area; applicants should have basic biology/chemistry coursework or related laboratory experience.