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Job: Senior Laboratory Assistant
Hours: Full Time, 7am - 3:30pm. every 4th weekend
Location: Lancaster, PA
Department: Microbiology
POSITION SUMMARY:
As outlined in the Essential Functions, duties vary by assigned area. Duties may include: performing waived and moderately complex test procedures, supporting Quality Control and documentation, resulting newborn screens and data entering the resulting, function verification, instrument maintenance, associated specimen collection and clerical work. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: neonatal ( birth to 30 days), pediatric ( 30 days through 12 years), adolescent ( 13 through 18 years), adult ( 19 through 64 years), and geriatric ( 65 years and above).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to be responsible to perform the following duties:
Laboratory Technician duties fall into one of the following categories/areas:
- Micro Immunology-Allergy Testing;
- Reference Testing (Send-outs); or
- Point of Care Testing.
Summary:
- Position Summary:
- As outlined in the Essential Functions, duties vary by assigned area. Duties may include: performing waived and moderately complex test procedures, supporting Quality Control and documentation, resulting newborn screens and data entering the resulting, function verification, instrument maintenance, associated specimen collection and clerical work.
- Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to be responsible to perform the following duties:
- Laboratory Technician duties fall into one of the following categories areas:
- Micro Immunology-Allergy Testing;
- Reference Testing Send-outs ;
- Point of Care Testing; or
- Blood Bank.
- Micro Immunology-Allergy Testing:
- Performs waived and moderately complex test procedures.
- Performs and documents Quality Control. Verifies functioning of instruments.
- Performs initial evaluation and handling of incoming specimens: separation, centrifugation and preservation procedures: sorts and organizes specimen batches.
- Organize, labels and numbers specimen, worksheets and appropriate test materials in test set up.
- Measures and dispenses specimens and reagents in test system.
- Calls, results and documents “critical” values.
- Monitors manual functions of test system and instruments to assure accuracy and precision; performs and runs standards, patient samples, programmed controls through automated or manual protocols.
- Records and evaluates programmed quality control results according to established control limits; follows corrective action procedures for out of control situations.
- Accurately enters test results and related data into Laboratory and other computer systems.
- Reports and monitors test results in computer systems, troubleshooting when necessary.
- Performs routine scheduled maintenance, cleaning and decontamination of instruments, equipment and work area not cleaned by Environmental Services personnel.
- Advise locations on specimen collection requirements.
- Exhibits appropriate professionalism and work ethic in accordance with Experience Standards.
- OR:
- Reference Testing Send-outs :
- Performs initial evaluation and handling of incoming specimens: separation, centrifugation and preservation procedures: sorts and organizes specimen batches.
- Organize, labels and numbers specimen, worksheets and appropriate test materials in test set up.
- Calls, results and documents “critical” values.
- Accurately enters test results and related data into Laboratory and other computer systems.
- Performs Hazardous Shipping packaging.
- Advise locations on specimen collection requirements.
- Research testing done outside of the organization. Give guidance on specimen collection and transportation.
- Exhibits appropriate professionalism and work ethic in accordance with Experience Standards.
- OR:
- Point of Care Testing:
- Checks Quality Control logs for frequency compliance. Verifies functioning of instruments.
- Monitors manual functions of test system and instruments to assure accuracy and precision; performs and runs standards, patient samples, programmed controls through automated or manual protocols.
- Records and evaluates programmed quality control results according to established control limits; follows corrective action procedures for out of control situations.
- Resulting newborn screens and data enters the resulting.
- Accurately enters test results and related data into Laboratory and other computer systems.
- Performs routine scheduled maintenance, cleaning and decontamination of instruments, equipment and work area not cleaned by Environmental Services personnel.
- Exhibits appropriate professionalism and work ethic in accordance with Experience Standards.
- OR:
- Blood Bank:
- Performs Blood product quality control testing.
- Performs Blood product manufacturing and modifications.
- Organize and create component processing worksheets in lab computer system.
- Performs Equipment maintenance and quality control.
- Manage blood inventory; receive and return blood products.
- Answer telephone and triage phone calls as needed.
- Exhibits appropriate professionalism and work ethic in accordance with Experience Standards.
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- The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above
- Answers telephone, takes requests for collection information, calls reports to nursing stations and doctors offices.
- Reports outdating reagent supplies, replenishes and rotates lab stock of consumable materials. Logs incoming supplies.
- Accepts assignment to weekend and holiday rotation to maintain workflow as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities:
- Minimum Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- For Reference Testing Send-outs role, certification in Hazardous Shipping packaging required within six 6 months of placement in position.
- Six 6 months employment in healthcare setting.
- Six 6 months receptionist clerical data entry in healthcare setting with medical terminology and computer experience.
- Ability to perform tasks using Microsoft windows, Word, Excel and other applicable computer programs.
- Attention Concentration: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others.
- The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time.
- New Learning and Memory: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material.
- Job demands are only moderately routine and predictable. Minor changes may occur which require the individual to be able to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.
- Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking: The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought.
- The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act.
- Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.
- Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
- Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
- Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
- Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.
Credentials:
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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