What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Assistant position at Aculabs?
If you are looking for an entry level position within a clinical laboratory, keep reading!
Aculabs is currently looking for individuals who are excited about working in a laboratory environment processing specimens.
Available Schedule:
Monday 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm & Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Weekend and Holiday Rotation are required as needed.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Ensures all activities are conducted in accord with generally accepted laboratory procedures and patient data is obtained and maintained in accordance with all applicable HIPAA regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Adheres to good laboratory practices including the following:
- Instrument maintenance
- Supplies and reagent inventories
- Quality Control
- Monitors test analyses and examinations to ensure only acceptable levels of analytic performance are reported
- Monitors the status of daily patient testing including the following:
- Timeliness of patient testing including the following:
- Completion of all testing in accordance with accepted timetables
- Performs preventative maintenance procedures per schedule and maintains records
- Adheres to established policies and procedures, reports to supervisor whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s defined levels of performance
- Ensures remedial action follows any deviation from established levels of performance
- Perform a variety of routine non-technical duties and assisting technical and professional personnel to conduct tests, determinations and experiments in clinical and research laboratories.
- Ensures results are reported after verification by the supervisor or his/her designee
- Checks for proper completion of all maintenance, quality control, and in-house workload documentation. Reports, documents and corrects errors if possible and proposes preventative actions to the General Supervisor.
- Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and immediately notifies the department Supervisor General supervisor or Director.
- Is qualified under CLIA 1988 paragraph 493.1489, and performs high complexity testing under the supervision of a general supervisor qualified under CLIA 1988 paragraph 493.1461.
- Maintains excellent attendance to ensure responsibilities are met.
- Maintains technical currency through attendance at technical seminars, technical reading, and/or contact with peer group. Participates in regularly scheduled continuing education presentations.
- Participates in rotational assignments/department as directed by the laboratory management.
- Works in laboratory where position requires standing for extended periods of time and acute reading of testing instruments
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
Healthcare setting:
- Medical laboratory
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Have you fully vaccinated against COVID-19? If not, are you willing to obtain the vaccines?
- Are you available for the Monday 12:00pm to 8.30 pm, Tuesday to Friday 10-6.30 pm Holiday/weekend Rotation as needed shift?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16
