Lab Tech Aide I-Transfusion Services

Eisenhower Health; Rancho Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 27,276 - 38,848; Part time

Job summary

Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California seeks a Laboratory Assistant to perform various testing tasks, assist Clinical Lab Scientists, and ensure compliance with procedures. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant experience.

The role includes ordering supplies, managing laboratory requests, and operating testing equipment, along with a focus on communication and time management skills.

Qualifications

• One year of relevant work experience in a laboratory or hospital is required.
• Anatomical pathology laboratory experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies.
• Orders and processes laboratory requests per established procedures.
• Collects and processes all necessary paperwork.
• Assists in ordering and maintaining supplies.
• Operates and troubleshoots laboratory equipment.

Skills

Ability to learn complex tasks

Ability to prioritize tasks

Fine motor skills

Mathematical and reasoning skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in science related field

Job description

Default Work Shift: Evenings (United States of America) Hours: 0 Salary range: $24.00 Schedule: Per Diem Shift Hours: 8 Hour employee Department: Transfusion Services

Job Objective

Performs waived and up to moderate complexity testing on manual, automated, semi-automated platforms, processes specimens and specimen setup per department policy and procedure, and assists Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS), Histology Tech (HT), and Cytotechnologist (CT) with daily operation; performs instrument maintenance, quality control and troubleshooting; performs Laboratory Assistant function, and shares skills intra-departmentally.

Education

• High school diploma, GED or higher degree (required)
• Associate’s degree in science related field (preferred)

Licensure/Certification

N/A

Experience

• One (1) year of relevant work experience in a laboratory or hospital (required)
• Associate’s degree in related field or higher in lieu of experience if hired after January 1, 2023 (preferred)
• Anatomic pathology laboratory experience (preferred)

Reports To

Supervisor

Supervises

N/A

Ages of Patients

Neonate/Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric

Blood Borne Pathogens

High Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Ability to learn complex tasks
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines
• Fine motor skills
• Mathematical and reasoning skills
• Written and verbal communication skills

Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
2. Orders and processes laboratory requests in accordance with established procedures.
3. Collects and processes all necessary paperwork, assuring appropriate reporting.
4. Assists in ordering, maintaining, and restocking of supplies.
5. Answers telephone and responds to questions or directs call to appropriate individual.
6. Utilizes Laboratory Information System as appropriate.
7. Disinfects and maintains work areas as needed.
8. Assists CLS, HT, CT in performing preventative maintenance and quality control procedures.
9. Operates and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and instrumentation with direction from the CLS, HT, CT.
10. Performs pre-analytic non-technical test setup.
11. Assist in the orientation and training of Medical Laboratory Scientist Students and Medical Fellows.
12. Performs waived testing as directed by the department leadership.
13. Complies with hospital and Laboratory safety policies and procedures.
14. Complies with all State and federal regulations.
15. Fine needle aspirate scheduling, prepare Cytology preparations and staining.
16. Assists Pathologists and Pathologists’ Assistant with gross specimen procedures; performs frozen section and assists with autopsies when necessary; files pathology slides and blocks and retrieve them from offsite archiving locations; send out and receive pathology slides and blocks; assist HT, Pathologists Assistants, and Pathologists with pre and post testing functions under the direction of department leadership.
17. Reviews specimen test selection for correct collection and appropriate test selection; Performs Microbiology specimen setup consisting of selection of appropriate media and incubation environment; aliquots shared specimens, with distribution to appropriate department.
18. Picks up blood samples from, and delivers blood components to patient locations throughout the hospitals; Checks patient history for evidence of antibodies, prior treatment history, previous ABO and Rh and autologous unit availability; Thaws FFP and Cryo, and dispenses all blood products through the computer; Assists in signing out blood to Nursing Services; Performs daily inventory, orders products as needed; Picks up blood totes from patient areas.
19. Assist in Transfusion Services as directed by the Supervisor, Lead, or CLS.
20. Researches and performs reference lab specimen send outs; assists and covers for the in house Reference Laboratory coordinator; specimen prep and test setup for automation, flow and immunology departments.
21. Performs other duties assigned.