What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Support, Department of Pathology position at BronxCare Health System?
Overview
Under direct supervision, performs routine laboratory duties such as collecting and cleaning glassware and other laboratory apparatus, housekeeping and messenger duties.
Responsibilities
- Enter data from Lab Requisitions: generation of “draw lists” for Phlebotomy services; entering specimens into LIS computer, and provide results to clinician’s inquiries.
- Prepare specimens for lab analysis by: centrifugation, “pouring off” of aliquots, specimen “rack assembling,” delivery of specimens to the lab(s) for analysis.
- Calling/logging “Panic Values.”
- Answer phones; route calls – technical and others to appropriate lab. Personnel; provide patient’s lab. Results in response to clinician’s inquiries.
- Perform all tasks necessary for specimens for “Reference Lab., e.g., filling out forms, physical preparation of specimens; packing/handling specimens.
- Transport specimens to Laboratory Central Processing area.Deliver completed laboratory results to the patient care areas.
- Contribute and participate in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contributes/participation includes: data collection, analysis, implementation of compliance with corrective/improvement activities, membership on CQI teams; Safety & Security Policies; Risk Management: Incident and Occurrence Reporting, Infection Control Policies and Procedures; Patient/Customer Service.
- Maintain a manual back-up system, e.g., log and accession books, to be implemented in the event of “Computer Down-Time.”
Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisory personnel.
- Monitor pneumatic tubes for specimen arrival. Enter specimen into the LIS system, i.e., test requests, ordering physician, patient demographics.
Phlebotomy (if applicable)
- Establish and maintain positive relationship with patients, visitors, employees. Interacts professionally, courteously with patients, visitors, employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital.
Qualifications
- One (1) year clinic experience
- One (1) year sterilization experience
- Some laboratory education preferred
- High School or GED