Laboratory Aide

Position: Laboratory Aide 3
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Job Title:

Laboratory Aide 3

Agency:

Department of Public Health Job

Requisition :

Day (United States of America)
Compensation Details:$35,000

Job Description:

Pay Grade: EWho We Are. We protect lives. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in communities throughout the state. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters.

What We Offer . As a member of the DPH team, you will join a group of passionate individuals dedicated to serving Georgians. Regardless of your role, you will contribute to protecting lives while enjoying a wide range of benefits.

Make a Professional Impact – Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play.

Enjoy Workplace Flexibility – Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and the people of Georgia.

Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team – Collaborate with employees who share ideas and leverage collective strengths.

Achieve Career Longevity – Take advantage of opportunities for learning and development that support a long-term career.

Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture – Work in a unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role.

Feel Pride in Where you Work – Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like yourself.

Job Responsibilities:

In a rapid pace team based approach, receives, sorts, opens, removes from mailing containers and bags. Processes all specimens that arrive during the day.

Correlates patient identifying information on specimen with that on the requisition form. Always notifies supervisor or designee promptly when there is a discrepancy.

Visually inspects all specimens to determine acceptability for further processing or testing based on specific variables not requiring technical or clinical expertise (damaged in transit, leaking and/or labeled with proper patient identifiers).All discrepancies, problem with specimens and or requisition forms are legibly recorded in the appropriate problem logbook on the day of specimen receipt if possible (Quality assurance and Specimen accountability).Accurately

affixes the same accession number on the specimen its accompanying requisition form. Spot checks accession numbers and bar codes during accessioning process (Quality Assurance and Specimen accountability).Ensures that the specimen requisition form is stamped with the appropriate time and date; that specimen was received into the accessioning area before forwarding the form to the data entry section and transporting the specimen to the appropriate area for testing.

Performance will be evaluated by direct observation of specimen handling, inspection of accession logs, ability to work successfully in a team.

Receives and accessions specimens in the Central Accessioning specimen processing area.

Batches and prepares specimens for testing using universal precautions:

Processes specimens carefully in the bio-safety cabinet to prevent aerosol production, avoid creating a potential human health hazard and specimen cross contamination.

Begins accessioning and specimen processing promptly or within no more than 30 minutes of specimen receipt…