Clinical Laboratory Assistant, Microbiology

4 weeks ago


Boston, United States Partners Healthcare System Full time

Clinical Lab Assistant

Microbiology

Dayshift, Full Time

The Clinical Laboratory Assistant I perform a variety of clerical and technical duties, under technical

supervision of senior technologists, which do not require an intensive knowledge of laboratory

procedures or practices. Duties require the use of a laboratory information system, use of the lab's

telephone system, handling and processing of patient specimens, use of hazardous chemicals, and other

general microbiology laboratory tasks. Reports directly to laboratory supervisor.

Responsibilities:

1. Receives, verifies and enters patient data test, and compliance information from laboratory requisitions into Laboratory Information System (LIS) following prescribed coding procedures.

2. Resolves any patient identification problems with appropriate patient care area. Assesses specimen quality and reports specimen problems (i.e. wrong type specimen container, leaking specimen containers, hemolyzed specimens, etc.) to appropriate patient care area.

3. Prepares blood, urine, stool and other specimens for analysis by labeling requisition forms and specimen containers with appropriate patient data using labels generated by LIS.

4. Processes specimens for analysis by culture, direct microscopic examination, serological tests or other test methodologies. Cultures specimens on prescribed media such as agar plates and broth tubes.

5. Incubates the media in environments that are appropriate both to type of specimen and to the organisms routinely sought in those specimens.

6. Processes blood specimens for serological tests or other non-culture

7. test methods.

8. Answer laboratory telephones.

9. Answer inquiries for patient test results, turnaround time for test results, and other laboratory information.

10. Screen calls, take messages, route calls, and page requested parties as appropriate.

Requirements:

HS diploma required

Previous laboratory, healthcare or customer service experience preferred



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