Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Laboratory Assistant to our growing laboratory medicine team. If you have a background in this field, we want to hear from you.
UConn Health is looking for a Laboratory Assistant 2 with experience in acute health care and a passion for patient experience. This class is accountable for performing routine technical laboratory work with an emphasis on the preparation of simple as well as moderately complex solutions, stains, culture media and/or reagents, specimens/samples for analysis using simple as well as more advanced techniques and performance of routine technical examinations according to prescribed procedures. This position is in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, primarily the Core Lab / Central Processing located in Farmington, CT.
THIS POSITION MAY BE FILLED AS LAB ASSISTANT 1 OR 2
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.
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UPERVISION EXERCISED
Lab Assistant 2 - May lead Laboratory Aides, lower-level laboratory assistants or other employees as assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Assist Medical Technologists in various tasks to ensure proper operation of the Core Laboratory, Send Out, CP areas of the department.
Triage specimens (blood, urine, stool, etc.) from pneumatic tube system, courier/transport systems (receive inpatient and outpatient specimens), in accordance with laboratory policy.
Properly handle specimens in a timely manner while ensuring accuracy of data entry into the laboratory information system.
Request correct reference lab tests in US or on reference lab requisitions.
Responsible for managing specimens where testing is not performed at UConn Laboratory Medicine to reference laboratories, according to their specifications.
Work effectively with the customer to answer specimen or other laboratory related questions in a timely manner to ensure the best patient care.
Safely operates the track module according to manufacturer guidelines.
Responsible for loading specimens into the automated track module.
Process and package specimens from automated track aliquoter to reference laboratories.
Ability to effectively spin tubes in centrifuge.
Ability to pour off specimens for send outs to reference laboratories.
Scan results from reference laboratories.
Handle questions, problems, follow up related to reference laboratory specimens.
Answer phones and direct incoming calls to the correct technical bench.
Stock and clean pour off bench.
Maintain inventory of reference laboratory supplies.
Checks pending logs, packing list, expected lists, and follows up on overdue reference lab
testing.
Manage failed fax log.
Follow up to specimens/issues in problem basket.
Performs other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the Core Laboratory.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Knowledge of laboratory equipment, procedures, techniques, and terminology
Ability to carry out written and oral instructions
Ability to perform calculations according to prescribed procedures, keep technical records and prepare reports
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
General Experience:
Lab Assistant 1 - One (1) year of experience in a laboratory or medical setting
Lab Assistant 2 - Two (2) years of experience in related laboratory work.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Lab Assistant 2 - One (1) year of General Experience must have been at the level of Laboratory Assistant 1 or above.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION ALLOWED:
Lab Assistant 1 - Graduation from high school with courses in mathematics and science may substitute for General Experience.
Lab Assistant 2 - College training in biological or physical sciences may substitute for General Experience based on fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an associate degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
One year or more experience in a clinical or research lab setting.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class must be willing to undergo periodic tests or immunizations for communicable diseases, as necessary.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may occasionally be required to lift standard laboratory equipment, supplies, and/or bodies; may be exposed to some risk of injury from such elements as toxic vapors and toxic and/or disease carrying substances; may be exposed to moderately disagreeable conditions.
SCHEDULE: Full time, 80 hours every two weeks, evenings, primarily Monday - Friday 3:00 pm to 11:30 pm, rotating weekends, holidays, and other shifts assigned to accommodate departmental needs, 30-minute unpaid meal break.
Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
