Lab assistant - Beaumont, Tx

Overview

Texas Oncology is looking for a Lab Assistant to join our team! This position will support Beaumont, Texas location. This is a full-time Monday
- Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm with no weekends, call, or major holidays. This position will be either a level I, II or Senior based on candidate experience. Beaumont, Texas is a vibrant Gulf Coast city where history, nature, and innovation converge. Visitors can explore iconic attractions like the McFaddin-Ward House Museum, Gator Country Adventure Park, and the Texas Energy Museum. Conveniently located along Interstate 10 and near Highways 69 and 96, Beaumont offers easy access to Houston and Louisiana.

Texas Oncology-Beaumont provides leading-edge cancer care, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and personalized treatment plans, all within a compassionate, community-focused setting. Whether you're here to discover, heal, or grow, Beaumont welcomes you with Southern hospitality and world-class resources. TxO
- Beaumont's patients and team members have access to a new state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary facility that provides medical oncology, hematology, radiation, surgical and diagnostic imaging services as well as access to clinical trials in a personalized, compassionate, community-based setting. Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 600+ providers in 300+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.

Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today - at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve “More breakthroughs.

More victories.” ® in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.

Come join our team that is responsible for helping lead Texas Oncology in treating more patient diagnosed with cancer than any other provider in Texas. We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

Under direct supervision, is responsible for the collecting and processing of specimens from patients, documenting results according to established procedures. Assists with performing specimen analysis, instrument maintenance, and quality control procedures as indicated. Follows quality assurance and safety policies and procedures. Assists with patient flow as needed. Properly identifies patient, draws blood samples and sends to laboratory for analysis. Maintains collection areas and equipment and performs record keeping duties.

Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods and adheres to quality guidelines.

• Collects appropriate specimens from patients as ordered.
• Maintains proper documentation as described by the quality assurance program including accessioning logs, test report logs, quality control logs, equipment records and checklists.
• Performs specimen analysis of all chemistry, hematology, immunology specimens as directed.
• Maintains adequate inventory of supplies and ensures that all supplies are viable before using in patient testing.
• Preps patients as necessary (e.g., taking vital signs)
• Assists with testing procedures according to procedure guidelines.
• Sends specimens to reference laboratories for any testing not performed in house. Processes incoming orders for lab testing. Processes in-house and in-coming results…