Lab Support Technician — Specimen Prep

Summit Health; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vision benefits

FSA coverage

401k plan

Job summary

VillageMD is seeking a Per Diem Laboratory Technician to assist technologists with labeling, organizing, and maintaining COVID, blood chemistry, histology, and urine samples. You will provide technical assistance, solve day-to-day specimen problems, and follow all laboratory safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include preparing specimens, organizing storage, handling requests, and ensuring proper labeling and additives.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/GED, required
• Health Sciences degree (AA/AS, BA/BS), preferred
• 1 year related work experience, preferred
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, required
• Moderate-High level computer skills, required
• Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) familiarity

Responsibilities

• Prepare specimens for testing per lab criteria
• Readies specimens for analyzers with proper barcode labels
• Organize and maintain lab storage, samples, specimens
• Register, retrieve, discard specimens as appropriate
• Read tube types, test requests and medical terminology
• Sanitize equipment and workspace
• Perform pipetting and sample organization
• Troubleshoot problem specimens
• Ensure correct additives and timing for specimen processing
• Centrifuge specimens as required
• Dispose of aged specimens appropriately
• Identify and perform duties within scope of ability
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills

English communication

Computer skills

LIS familiarity

Education

High School Diploma

Health Sciences degree (AA/AS, BA/BS)

Tools

Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)

Job description

VillageMD is seeking a Per Diem Laboratory Technician to assist technologists with labeling, organizing, and maintaining COVID, blood chemistry, histology, and urine samples. You will provide technical assistance, solve day-to-day specimen problems, and follow all laboratory safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include preparing specimens, organizing storage, handling requests, and ensuring proper labeling and additives.