Beth Israel Lahey Health
Laboratory Associate
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. The Laboratory Associate provides services as part of the patient care team. Primary responsibilities involve all aspects of specimen collection including registration, order entry, processing, packaging, preparation, and transport of specimens. Performs age appropriate phlebotomy procedures on neonatal, pediatric, adult, and/or geriatric patients. Assumes responsibility for compliance with all State, Federal, Hospital, and Laboratory policies and procedures. Requires strict adherence to quality control guidelines to ensure the integrity of laboratory specimens and accuracy of results. Assumes responsibility for supply ordering and inventory control. Acts as a liaison between customers and the laboratory to ensure customer satisfaction with laboratory services by answering inquiries/resolving problems and relaying results. May perform Microbiological tasks including, but not limited to: planting of all culture types, preparing slides for staining, and incubating plates/plants at proper temperature. Requires multi-campus rotation. Responsible for working weekends, holidays, and for covering other than primary shift, as assigned. Essential Role Responsibilities
Appropriately prioritizes processing and transport of routine and stat specimens. Complies with all established guidelines to ensure integrity of all laboratory specimens. Example: Inverts tubes, refrigeration when necessary, clotting, and centrifugation. Successfully handles multiple tasks and changing priorities. Complies with all established regulations, policies, and procedure regarding packaging and transport. Clinical Responsibilities; related to specimen identification, collection, and labeling
Properly identifies patient/specimen using established policies. Performs specimen collection in an accurate and timely manner. Complies with all established policies regarding specimen labeling. Clerical Responsibilities; related to processing specimens, computer entry, and recordkeeping
Performs order entry according to established policies in an accurate and timely manner. Performs registration according to established policies in an accurate manner. Can perform all appropriate computer functions (print results, reprint labels, standing orders, batching). Maintains accurate, organized, and legible written records (temperature logs, add-on, stericycle). Monitors supply inventory and maintains area in neat and organized manner. Utilizes hospital standards for proper phone etiquette. Education/Experience
High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Successful completion of approved phlebotomy program preferred. Completion of Phlebotomy Internship preferred. 1 Year experience preferred. Certification/License
Valid State Driver's License. Phlebotomy Certification Preferred. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers, and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. The Laboratory Associate provides services as part of the patient care team. Primary responsibilities involve all aspects of specimen collection including registration, order entry, processing, packaging, preparation, and transport of specimens. Performs age appropriate phlebotomy procedures on neonatal, pediatric, adult, and/or geriatric patients. Assumes responsibility for compliance with all State, Federal, Hospital, and Laboratory policies and procedures. Requires strict adherence to quality control guidelines to ensure the integrity of laboratory specimens and accuracy of results. Assumes responsibility for supply ordering and inventory control. Acts as a liaison between customers and the laboratory to ensure customer satisfaction with laboratory services by answering inquiries/resolving problems and relaying results. May perform Microbiological tasks including, but not limited to: planting of all culture types, preparing slides for staining, and incubating plates/plants at proper temperature. Requires multi-campus rotation. Responsible for working weekends, holidays, and for covering other than primary shift, as assigned. Essential Role Responsibilities
Appropriately prioritizes processing and transport of routine and stat specimens. Complies with all established guidelines to ensure integrity of all laboratory specimens. Example: Inverts tubes, refrigeration when necessary, clotting, and centrifugation. Successfully handles multiple tasks and changing priorities. Complies with all established regulations, policies, and procedure regarding packaging and transport. Clinical Responsibilities; related to specimen identification, collection, and labeling
Properly identifies patient/specimen using established policies. Performs specimen collection in an accurate and timely manner. Complies with all established policies regarding specimen labeling. Clerical Responsibilities; related to processing specimens, computer entry, and recordkeeping
Performs order entry according to established policies in an accurate and timely manner. Performs registration according to established policies in an accurate manner. Can perform all appropriate computer functions (print results, reprint labels, standing orders, batching). Maintains accurate, organized, and legible written records (temperature logs, add-on, stericycle). Monitors supply inventory and maintains area in neat and organized manner. Utilizes hospital standards for proper phone etiquette. Education/Experience
High School graduate or equivalent preferred. Successful completion of approved phlebotomy program preferred. Completion of Phlebotomy Internship preferred. 1 Year experience preferred. Certification/License
Valid State Driver's License. Phlebotomy Certification Preferred. As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues, and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers, and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled