Job Description:
Location: Lake Success, NY
Salary: Depends on Experience
Description:
Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Job Type: Contract
Location: New Hyde Park, New York 11042
Shift: 5:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Days: Monday - Friday, with possible Saturday shifts
Pay: Competitive and Dependent on Experience
Specific Duties:
- Access and verify previously accessioned orders in the Orders Management System.
- Make corrections to orders as needed before receiving them into the Lab System.
- Receive orders electronically into the Lab System.
- Place barcode labels appropriately onto received specimens.
- Centrifuge specimens as required.
- Prepare and label aliquots of specimens for freezing or split sampling.
- Distribute prepared specimens to various laboratory departments.
- Prepare send-out manifests for reference lab work and pack specimens according to the manifest.
- Contact the reference lab to verify specimen requirements and arrange special handling of specimens.
- Alert the supervisor to improperly collected or mislabeled specimens.
- Expedite add-on testing by locating previously collected specimens and building orders.
- Perform phlebotomy on a limited emergent basis if properly trained.
- Maintain a chain of custody for irreplaceable specimens according to Optum policies.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Rectify reference lab pending logs and post results held in the fix queue.
- Perform related work as required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience in a laboratory or medical environment.
- Knowledge of laboratory safety protocols and procedures.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and laboratory information systems.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and follow HIPAA regulations.
- Certification as a Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) is a plus.
Contact: mgautreau@judge.com
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