Laboratory Assistant (Casual/PRN)

Laboratory Assistant (Casual/PRN)

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Laboratory Assistant (Casual/PRN), to join our team in Orlando, Florida.

Perform duties associated with incoming/outgoing department communications as well as processing inpatient, E.R., outpatient specimens, and reference lab requests. Assists tech staff, pathologists, and Director of Laboratory in various tasks.

• Possess thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen collection and processing procedures, shipping, TATs, and specialty testing.
• Performs any of following tasks to prepare specimens for laboratory testing.
• Receives incoming specimens and requisition forms, inspects items for completeness, correctness of information, and condition of specimens.
• Pours specimen fluid from primary tube into test tubes to create the required number of test samples.
• Enters required patient and customer data, testing codes, and billing information into computer system, using computer keyboard or bar code reading equipment.
• Prints bar code labels, using bar code printer, and attaches bar code labels to samples and requisition forms.
• Centrifuges or performs other tasks to prepare specimens for testing.
• Distributes all specimens to appropriate department for laboratory testing and assists with the locating of specimens for "add-on" testing.
• Completes requisition forms and packages and forwards specimens to outside laboratories for tests unavailable on site.
• Reviews all specimens, documents, and computer files and notifies designated staff of errors.
• Credits and appropriately notifies hospital staff (i.e., nurse, ordering provider) of referred tests that could not be performed.
• Answer telephone and provide information to customers.
• Performs clerical duties including but not limited to faxing, filing, and result/report delivery via fax or mail.
• Performance of a variety of analytical procedures of low to moderate complexity, using manual and automated methods, and through a variety of clinical laboratory methodologies. Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum of three (3) to six (6) months experience required. For Medical laboratory Scientist (MLS) students - clinical rotation within an accredited MLS Program will be considered relevant experience.
• Possess thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen collection and processing procedures, shipping, Turnaround times, and specialty testing.