Lab Tech Aide I - Lab ED Stat

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Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.

• Job Objective: A brief overview of the position.

• 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 CLS, HT, and CT with daily operation; performs instrument maintenance, quality control and troubleshooting; performs Laboratory Assistant function, and shares skills intra-departmentally.

• Reports to

• Assigned Supervisor

• Supervises

• N/A

• Ages of Patients

• Neonate/ Infant

• Pediatric

• Adolescent

• Adult

• Geriatric

• Blood Borne Pathogens

• High Potential

• Qualifications

• Education

• Required: High school diploma, GED or higher degree

• Preferred: Associate's Degree in Science in related field

• Licensure/Certification

• N/A

• Experience

• Required: One (1) year of relevant work experience in a laboratory or hospital or Associate's degree in related field or higher in lieu of experience if hired after January 1, 2023

• Preferred: Anatomic pathology laboratory experience

• Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.

• Orders and processes laboratory requests in accordance with established procedures.

• Collects and processes all necessary paperwork, assuring appropriate reporting

• Assists in ordering, maintaining, and restocking of supplies

• Answers telephone and responds to questions or directs call to appropriate individual

• Utilizes Laboratory Information System as appropriate

• Disinfects and maintains work areas as needed

• Assists CLS, HT, CT in performing preventative maintenance and quality control procedures.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment and instrumentation with direction from the CLS, HT, CT

• Performs pre-analytic non-technical test setup.

• Assist in the orientation and training of Medical Laboratory Scientist Students and Medical Fellows.

• Performs waived testing as directed by the department lead, supervisor, manager or director

• Complies with hospital and Laboratory safety policies and procedures

• Complies with all State and federal regulations.

• In addition to the above responsibilities, department specific duties include:

• Cytology: Fine needle aspirate scheduling, prepare Cytology preparations and staining

• Histology: 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 Histotech, Pathologists Assistants, and Pathologists with pre and post testing functions under the direction of the department supervisor, lead, manager or director.

• Microbiology: 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.

• Transfusion Services: 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.

• ED STAT Lab: Assist in Transfusion Services as directed by the Supervisor, Lead, or CLS.

• Triage: Researches and performs reference lab specimen send outs; Assist and backup for the in house Reference Laboratory coordinator; Specimen prep and test setup for automation, flow and immunology departments.

• Performs other duties as necessary.

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Eisenhower Health offers a generous benefits package and a matched retirement plan.

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