What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Support Associate - Contract - Lake Success position at FlexStaff?
Receives, processes and verifies receipt of specimens. Assists with materials management and quality control procedures. Uses basic instrumentation and performs preventative maintenance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensures specimens are properly labeled with patient identity and specimen source. Documents specimens not properly labeled and takes appropriate corrective action.
- Identifies acceptable and unacceptable specimens, including those that may adversely impact patient results.
- Verifies receipt of specimens for processing including inpatients, outpatients, and those requiring special billing.
- Handles instrumentation in compliance with established standards to ensure a safe working environment for self and others. Performs preventative maintenance on instrumentation, as required.
- Serves as a liaison between patients, clients, vendors and laboratory staff.
- Completes and files necessary forms. Maintains records of all STAT reporting activities.
- Distributes, retrieves and documents telephone laboratory order forms for physicians.
- Enters patient demographic information on the department computer system.
- Answers telephones, takes messages and answers questions, as needed.
- Assists in maintaining inventory for all storeroom items, media and reagents. Dates, unpacks and stores supplies, checking expiration dates, quantity and quality of supplies. Autoclaves, as needed.
- Identifies and reports any discrepancies in supply shipments to management, as needed.
- Performs daily quality control activities and documents results. Notifies management of any quality control.
- Prepares and processes all necessary forms and samples for testing to be performed at reference laboratories. Ensures all samples are sent at correct temperature and shipped according to regulations.
- Performs related duties, as required.
- ADA Essential Functions
REQUIRED
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Prior laboratory experience, preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
