Medical Laboratory Assistant

2 weeks ago

Olney, Maryland, United States Medstar Full time
Job Summary

This role is responsible for obtaining, collecting, receiving, logging, and processing patient specimens. The ideal candidate will ensure accuracy of collection and labeling, process specimens appropriately, and send them to the correct section. This position requires adherence to all applicable laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities

Greets patients and family members in a courteous manner, educates them about the procedure, and performs correct patient identification for accurate labeling and processing of laboratory specimens.
Performs all specimen collection techniques accurately and according to standard operating procedures, labels patient specimens, and verifies orders in the computer system upon arrival in the laboratory.
Provides nursing personnel and physician offices with verbal test results and pathology reports, referring any problems directly to the supervisor.
Mails and faxes laboratory reports to physician offices as necessary, keeps laboratory reports filed and up to date, and communicates daily requests for courier service for PKU specimen transport via internet order placement process.
Adheres to all safety protocols, including standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, and other infection control policies.
Works efficiently and organizes work during heavy workload situations to expedite patient results, follows correct procedures for blood culture collection, and maintains a clean and safe work environment.
Receives specimens for tests, verifies label accuracy, procedure(s) to be performed, and testing requirements, determines sufficiency and quality of specimen, logs in specimen, and appropriately processes same for delivery to the appropriate section of the lab.
Completes specimen processing tasks without supervisor review and/or director review unless specified and documented in the competency assessment or testing procedure, enters data into the computer concerning time of collection and receipt, procedure, and patient identity, and any other information as required.
Notifies supervisor, or appropriate laboratory or nursing unit personnel when specimens are damaged, contaminated, or otherwise unsuitable for all tests to be performed and arranges for tests that could be performed with the specimen or a new specimen as appropriate.
Prioritizes specimens and transports them promptly to the respective lab section, interacts with medical personnel and contractors to answer routine queries, and to obtain or clarify information.
Maintains a safe and orderly work environment and follows all safety and regulatory procedures for the assigned laboratory, performs and maintains preventative maintenance of equipment, and greets all visitors to the Laboratory in a prompt and professional manner, displaying good customer service skills.
Responds to all inquiries from hospital or medical personnel, referring non-routine questions to the appropriate person or supervisor, demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of both the Hospital and Laboratory information systems and computers, and identifies learning needs in self and initiates actions to address these education needs.

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