Laboratory Aide - Core Laboratory Night Shift (Sun-Thurs 11pm-7:30am, rotating holidays)

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine the Laboratory Aides assist technicians and pathologists in a hospital clinical laboratory, a medical research laboratory or in a morgue by performing a variety of semi-skilled routine tasks and/or clerical duties under direction to assist medical staff in making or confirming diagnosis to assist research staff in their work.

Duties of a Laboratory Aide may include the following but are not limited to:

• Accurately accessions and labels patient specimens utilizing the computer system and/or manual procedures.
• Records data into appropriate accession logbooks when computers are not available.
• Reviews all patient specimens received for proper labeling to ensure proper patient identification and check for appropriate sample type and size for the ordered test procedure.
• Prepares and processes patient specimens for analysis to include centrifugation and aliquoting (manually or automatically) and properly distributing the samples to proper lab stations.
• Make calls to give lab results or answers telephones to provide information on availability of patient results, specimen collection information and addition of tests to existing orders.
• Maintains records of laboratory reports as assigned and perform other clerical related duties.
  Learn the computer to obtain pertinent data and to report test results and generate orders, etc.
• Will be required to provide backup support in laboratory stat service and serve as a runner in transporting specimens between MART building and main hospital and between different departments within the department of laboratory.
• Adheres to all policies and protocols to ensure quality patient care and maintenance of safety rules and HIPAA, NYSDO, Join Commission regulations.
• Will perform filing, inventory control, stock shelves, dust lab analyzers/lab counters and other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required: No minimum education or experience requirements.

Preferred: High School Diploma, BS/BA/AA or some college credits. Medical Terminology and prior hospital/lab experience preferred.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.