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Jefferson Health · 2 days ago

Lab Assistant (FT, Days) - Center City

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Jefferson Health is a nationally ranked healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality clinical care. The Lab Assistant supports lab operations by processing and handling patient specimens for diagnostic testing, ensuring sample integrity and providing customer service to patients and healthcare personnel.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson

Cooperates with laboratory divisions and nursing personnel to ensure proper collection of adequate and appropriate specimens for testing

Communicates with Nursing Personnel when patient refuses and uses hospital resources when language barriers exist

Adheres to department policy involving the proper identification of a patient and proper labeling of blood samples

Maintains orderly and timely flow of specimens to the technical departments in order to expedite the analysis of samples

Reviews lab requisitions from physicians for accuracy, completeness, medical necessity, and hospital’s ability to perform test and/or route specimen for testing

Prepares specimens for analysis, including centrifuging, aliquoting, plating, etc. Transports and stores specimens for future analysis

Performs registrations per hospital policy in order to provide assistance to patients and hospital personnel

May coordinates the loading of prepared patient samples on the automation lines to ensure timely sampling (where required by local laboratory needs)

Other lab assistance duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager, including training other Lab Assistants as directed

Qualification

Laboratory ExperiencePhlebotomy TrainingSpecimen HandlingCustomer ServiceBasic Laboratory Techniques

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

1-2 years' previous Laboratory Experience

Prior laboratory assistance and/or phlebotomy training required at certain laboratory locations

Benefits

Medical (including prescription)

Supplemental insurance

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Company

Jefferson Health

Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals are partners in providing excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the Philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care.

Founded in 1995

Philadelphia, PA, US

5001-10000 employees