Req #: 0000206181
Category: Laboratory and Medical Technologist
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Evening
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Lab RWJSH
Pay Range: $19.31 - $23.22 per hour

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent up to two years of college

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Full time,
• Evenings,
• Must work Holiday and weekend rotations, as defined by section leadership,

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Works in clinical laboratory and patient care areas,
• Continuous exposure to blood and body fluids, infectious patients, chemical agents, and hazardous waste,
• Adheres to all policies regarding the safe handling of specimens,
• Follows prescribed methods for needle and syringe control, and maintains and cleans accessioning and procurement dispatch area and equipment, such as countertops, centrifuges, refrigerators, etc,
• Participates in on-going education, such as in service, continuing education, etc,
• Assists physician and other hospital staff in preparation and collection of fine needle aspiration biopsies,
• Maintains positive patient identification through specimen collection process,
• Logs in blood and or non-blood specimens into Pathology Dept,
• via Hospital Information System and or Laboratory Information System, indicating accessioning time, type of specimen, patient identification, and quantity of sample,
• Separates specimen labels for multiple section test analysis,
• Covers Central Processing and Lab Office during breaks, meals and periods of high volume, or as assigned,
• Performs send out testing,
• Receives, logs-in, and prints specimen labels for reference laboratory specimens,
• Centrifuges, aliquots, and stores specimens according to reference lab policies and procedures,
• Accessions, labels and process all specimens and enters all information into computer,
• Centrifuges and pipettes off supernatant and splits specimens for multiple section and test analysis, setting up work sheets for some large volume analyzers,
• Collects blood and non-blood specimens from nursing units and transports to Pathology Department,
• Determines acceptability of specimens, resolves discrepancies with accessioning personnel, procurement dispatch technicians, nursing personnel, physicians and other personnel,
• Performs clerical and administrative duties, such as answering telephone, maintaining files, typing, copying, binding, scanning reports, script verification etc,
• Answers telephone in a timely manner giving information according to the nature of the question and within hospital guidelines
• Reviews on a periodic basis all policy, procedure and instrument manuals in order to ensure compliance and maintain current knowledge of procedures,
• Stocks shelves with laboratory supplies, issues 24-hour urine containers with or without preservative, and maintains the accessioning and procurement dispatch areas,
• Also maintains equipment, such as centrifuges and refrigerators,
• Need excellent written and verbal communication skills to interact with clients, patients, nurses, physicians, and co workers both in person and on the telephone,
• Ensure patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with medical regulations,
• They also ensure that medical professionals receive patient information along with their blood samples,

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.