Laboratory Assistant - Temporary

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Main Campus
New York, USA

Under the general supervision of the special Services Supervisor, the Laboratory Assistant performs all specimen accessioning, LIS data entry, customer related duties, clerical and typing assignments in a prompt, accurate, and reliable manner according to established hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

• Intelligence-Ability to understand instructions, reason, and make judgements.
• Verbal-Ability to understand meaning of words, ideas associated with them, and their effective use.
• Numerical-Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Spatial-Ability to understand forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Form perception-Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects in pictorial or graphic material.
• Sort and distribute lab specimens in the Central Accessioning area.
• Data entry and requisitioning into the LIS.
• Sort and distribute Patient Lab reports.
• To provide front-line Customer Service in person and/or by telephone to refer customers to the appropriate office or staff, perform related work.
• Act as a liaison between our organization and external customers. Explain departmental services, policies, procedures and rationale for decision to customers.
• Insert and check nightly Backup tape.
• General Preventive Maintenance and troubleshooting of certain LIS hardware and equipment.
• Retrieve patient information missing from requestions ; clarifying test requests ;reporting receipt of unacceptable specimens.
• Filing of Requestion forms.
• Answer telephone calls in a professional, courteous manner.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Position Requirements:

• This position requires a minimum formal education of High School Diploma or Equivalent and a minimum of 1 year job-related experience.
• Clerical Experience.
• Laboratory related experience.

Union: 1199

Shift: 11pm - 7am

Hourly Rate: 29.4487

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