Laboratory Assistant II

Position Summary

🧪 Laboratory Opportunity | Pool – Weekend Shift

⏰ Schedule

Pool Position | Saturday & Sunday Only
🕕 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
8-hour shifts

🔬 Position Summary

This position performs a variety of laboratory support functions, including specimen receiving and processing, patient registration, order entry, centrifuging specimens, labeling and aliquoting samples, delivering specimens to testing areas, and properly storing samples, slides, blocks, and other laboratory materials.

🧫 Essential Functions

• Perform patient registration and support third-party reimbursement requirements.
• Receive, process, label, centrifuge, aliquot, transport, and store specimens.
• Demonstrate knowledge of proper specimen collection and handling requirements.
• Process pathology specimens as appropriate.
• Utilize hospital and laboratory information systems for specimen processing, billing, reference testing, scheduling, and downtime procedures.
• Maintain laboratory supplies and process customer supply orders.
• Assist with cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment, including refrigerators and centrifuges.
• Provide excellent customer service and respond professionally to customer inquiries.
• Train staff as required.
• Follow established laboratory, safety, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

📋 Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in the laboratory Quality Improvement Program.
• Document specimen quality concerns.
• Maintain infection control and safety standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• File reports and requisitions and assist with report distribution.
• Read and understand physician laboratory test orders.
• Assist with bone marrow collection and processing.
• May perform phlebotomy as needed after approved competency is completed.

🎓 Education

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.

✅ Licensure/Certification

• None required.

💼 Experience

• Two years of laboratory or patient care experience required.
• Current students pursuing a degree or certification in a science-related field, such as nursing, medical technology, pre-med, or another clinical field, may substitute their education for up to two years of the required experience.

🌟 Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for someone who is dependable, detail-oriented, comfortable handling laboratory specimens, and able to provide excellent customer service in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

This is a great weekend opportunity for candidates looking to gain or continue building hands-on laboratory experience! 🔬🧪

Education/Training

High School Diploma or GED equivalency

Licensure/Certification
None.

Experience
Two (2) years of laboratory experience or patient care experience. Current student seeking higher educational degree or certification in a science field, such as nursing, medical technology, pre-med, or related clinical field may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience.

Essential Functions

• Provides support in the areas of patient registration, third party reimbursement requirements and regulations.
• Maintains department supplies and customer supply orders.
• Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection and handling requirements.
• Performs all departmental functions and has a thorough knowledge of hospital and laboratory information systems, to include downtime functions, specimen processing, transportation, billing, reference testing and scheduling.
• Maintains positive customer service relationships at all times and proactively responds to customer service issues.
• Processes pathology specimens as appropriate.
• Trains staff as required.
• Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the department.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work cooperatively with all team members and respond to customer phone calls.
• Assist in maintaining and cleaning of laboratory equipment, i.e., refrigerators, centrifuges.
• Follows the established policies and procedures to meet regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Responsible for maintaining an active role in the laboratory Quality Improvement Program.
• Maximizes productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability.
• Documents specimen quality issues.
• Adheres to infection control and safety practices and keeps a clean and organized work area.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient record, hospital and departmental matters at all times.
• Performs filing of reports and requisitions.
• Assists with charting and report distribution via telephone, fax, or as appropriate.
• Reads and understands a Physician's laboratory test order.
• Schedules Pathologists, Histotechnicians or Transportation Reps as needed.
• Assists with bone marrow collection and processing.
• May perform phlebotomy as necessary (must have approved competency on file before completing).