Laboratory Assistant

Overview

Location: Bloomingdale

Hours:full-Time, 40 hours/week.

Holistic benefits designed to help our team members flourish in all aspects of their lives, including:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug benefits that include medical coverage at 100% (after deductible) when utilizing a Duly provider.

• $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement per year.

• 40 hours paid volunteer time off.

• A culture committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Social Impact

• 12 Weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members.

• 401(k) Match

• Profit-sharing program

Are you ready to challenge the expected to deliver the extraordinary?

Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Director or Supervisor, the Laboratory Assistant performs Laboratory procedures in Phlebotomy, General Laboratory, Processing and/ or any other duties under the direction of a licensed laboratory supervisor.

Responsibilities

The Journeys and Adventures that Await

• Phlebotomy- of adult and pediatric patients by vascular access (venipuncture) or capillary collection (fingerstick) using aseptic protocols

• Monitor/inventory/stock supplies and/or consumables

• Centrifugation/store/retrieve samples and discard expired samples

• Answer Lab phones

• Assist technologists in locating and retrieving/processing specimens for Add-On testing

• Perform water testing monthly

• Perform instrument and water system maintenance

• Make copies, fax results and refill printer paper as needed

• Monitor lab section pending lists/ "in basket" for staff messages

• Perform end-of-shift duties; disinfect counters and draw chairs, clean tube racks, discard analyzer "waste"

• Assist and process bone marrows

• Set up post-vasectomy slides/hematology slides

• Set up Sed Rates

• Perform Clinitek QC and patient testing

• Spin tubes for urine microscopy/set up microscope for techs

• Scan specimens from spokes

• Separate/Rack specimens for Dimension/Centaur/Hematology/Coag testing

• Scan "done" samples in rack holders for storage

• During analyzer "downtime" make packing list

Qualifications

The Experiences You Bring

• High School graduate or equivalent

• Experience as a Phlebotomist

• Moderate knowledge of medical terminology

• Excellent verbal, written and clerical skills

• Excellent verbal communication/phone skills

• 1+ years of experience