What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Assistant position at Northern Maine Medical Center?
Job Summary
Performs phlebotomy, clerical and assistant functions. Performs waived testing and sets up cultures in the Laboratory Department.
Essential Functions
Performs phlebotomy, clerical and assistant functions. Performs waived testing and sets up cultures in the Laboratory Department.
Essential Functions
- Performs venipunctures and skin punctures per established protocols.
- Documents all tests ordered in the LIS.
- Answers the telephone promptly and courteously.
- Files reports.
- Obtains missing physician signatures.
- Sorts out lab reports and delivers to appropriate locations.
- Orders central and office supply items.
- Stocks shelves and phlebotomy baskets as needed.
- Logs and packages pathology specimens for transport.
- Performs pathology charges.
- Follows universal precautions and all other safety and health policies.
- Recognizes and reports all patient and employee safety issues.
- Maintains educational training/professional development and competency.
- Maintains confidentiality.
- Attends pertinent in-services to effectively perform job duties.
- Completes all required in-services on HealthStream.
- Maintains a professional and friendly demeanor with patients and hospital staff.
- Maintains the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of our patients.
- Performs such related duties not listed herein but deemed in the best interest of the hospital.
- Performs waived testing - as outlined on the competency form.
- Subs weekly stock organisms in microbiology.
- Sets up cultures as needed in microbiology.
- High school education is required, or equivalent.
- Experience is not essential, although worker usually requires approximately three months training in a clinical laboratory to be capable of normal productivity.
- This on-the-job training will be provided.
- Yearly competency must be completed to maintain skills.
- Finger dexterity required to manipulate small objects, such as test tubes and microscope slides during cleaning and sterilization duties.
- Clerical perception is necessary to sort and file reports and records and to avoid errors in transposition when posting information from one record to another.
- Verbal ability is necessary for reading comprehension in filing or when answering the telephone.
