Laboratory Assistant

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to support medical technologists in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will collect and label specimens, set up tests, perform laboratory procedures under supervision, and ensure accurate documentation in the hospital information system.

Responsibilities include handling specimens, tracking inventory, and communicating results to the appropriate units. A High School diploma or GED and BLS certification are required or preferred. Evening shift.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required or equivalent experience.
• American Heart Association BLS certification preferred/required.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical technologists and lab staff with procedural setup and specimen plating.
• Label, process and distribute specimens according to department standards.
• Set up lab testing and procedures for technologists to read.
• Perform laboratory testing under supervision.
• Record specimen receipt and match with orders in LIS.
• Maintain instrument readiness, inventory and supply levels.
• Scan documents into the hospital information system and communicate results to appropriate units.
• Provide clerical duties and retrieve laboratory results as needed.

Skills

Procedural setup

Specimen handling

Laboratory documentation

Education

High School diploma or GED

BLS certification

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 labeling, preserve, process, transport and store to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

And while you don’t know your patients personally, you understand that you’re helping real people who need your help to just feel better. You’re up for the challenge and thrive in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, but always remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with professionalism and confidentiality. You’re not looking for the limelight, just to shed light. That’s what we love about you.

Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this supportive laboratory role.

Your Everyday

• 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, replenishing 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.

The Must-Haves

Minimum

• High School Diploma/GED or 1 year of directly related experience required.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.

Work Shift

• Evenings (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Touro

Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog "Grade A" Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

• 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 - because we do

You are welcome here.

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.