Laboratory Assistant - I

Assign cases, organize, and hand-deliver cases to pathologists. Distribute H&E slides and remove slides from Spectra. Take and document the daily temperature of refrigerators and freezers. May label requisitions, specimen containers, cassettes, and/or slides and affixes coverslip to slides. Start water baths. Start embedding station. Shave blocks after embedded. Accession new cases in LIS. Retrieve done cases from the Pathologist's office. File slides and blocks. Clean Spectra once a week. Clean Peloris as indicated. Clean bench areas in the Histology department. Dump, discard tissues once a week Discard biohazard (red bag) garbage. Inspect once a week eye wash station and chemical shower. Document reagents received in the reagent log book. Change reagents on Stainer as scheduled/ determined by the department supervisor. Change reagents on the processor as scheduled/ determined by the department supervisor. Assist the department with disposing of old blocks and slides in accordance with CAP guidelines. Dispose of waste in accordance with department and state, local, and federal regulations. Disposes of hazardous chemical waste per regulatory guidelines. Assist in gathering specimens and preparing the blocks and/or slides for send-outs. Document supplies received to ensure they correlate with supplies orders. Ensure supplies are stocked. Maintains strictest confidentiality. Complies with all State, Federal, and professional regulations as well as company and departmental rules, policies, and procedural manuals. Adherence to CAP, CLIA, State Regulations, HIPAA, Safety, and OSHA Regulations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay:

From $25.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person