Laboratory Assistant

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a detail-oriented Laboratory Assistant to ensure accurate specimen handling and data entry. This role is vital in maintaining laboratory efficiency and supporting patient care by adhering to infection control guidelines. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and experience in clerical tasks or customer service. Join a team dedicated to delivering quality healthcare services and making a positive impact in the community. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow within a supportive environment focused on integrity, compassion, and excellence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 6 months of clerical experience or public interaction.

Responsibilities

• Verifies patient specimen identification and requests.
• Sorts and labels specimens for testing.
• Maintains laboratory records and inventory.

Skills

Data Entry

Specimen Handling

Customer Service

Inventory Management

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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NYC Health + Hospitals provided pay range

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Base pay range

$45,370.00/yr - $45,370.00/yr

Marketing Statement

Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes. Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough. In 2002 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art, 261-bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

• Verifies identification of patient specimens and requests for tests.
• Sorts specimens with appropriate labeling and identification for distribution to designated laboratories for testing.
• Performs pertinent data entry and retrieval functions using automated and/or manual systems.
• Centrifuges and decants specimens.
• Maintains laboratory records in accordance with established procedures and protocols including the generation, separation, sorting and distribution of reports.
• Maintains inventory of laboratory supplies and distributes supplies.
• Delivers laboratory results to designated areas, files results in patient’s medical records as assigned.
• Picks up specimens and laboratory requests, delivers specimens to laboratories for analysis and distributes reports.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Provides laboratory results in accordance with established procedures and protocols.
• Adheres to infection control guidelines and procedures. 12. Performs related work.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or its educational equivalent; and
• Six (6) months of full-time satisfactory clerical experience and/or experience interacting with the public, such as processing sales; taking, processing, and delivering orders; obtaining and dispensing information; listening to and resolving customers concerns, problems, and complaints; and/or performing related customer service activities.
  
  

Department Preferences

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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