Laboratory Assistant
NYC Health Hospitals, New York, NY, United States
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
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Work Shifts
7:00 A.M - 3:30 P.M
8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M
8:30 A.M - 4:30 P.M
9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
10:00 A.M - 6:00 P.M
Job Description
This position entails providing responsible clerical support in the Department of Pathology, compiling statistics for Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology using word processing and spreadsheets computer skills under the supervision of the Chair of Pathology, Director of Anatomical Pathology and the Administration of the Laboratory.
Knowledge of accessioning functionality in Cerner and lab areas,
Unit Specific
1. Prepare and send out patient's authorizations request for slides / blocks for continuing of care to outside institutions and Reference Lab testing.
2. Compile pathology slides, and reports for intra and interdepartmental conferences.
3. Coordinate packaging of slides and specimens for transport to outside facilities upon request and document material released in LIS (Cerner).
4. Retrieve specimens from operating room and other locations.
5. General filing including departmental slides and blocks.
6. Answers, screens, and direct telephone calls and detail messages for all staff members and handles inquiries when possible.
7. Provide clerical support for departmental activities, including laboratory personnel.
8. Assists other laboratory personnel in related clerical and processing tasks such as sorting and distributing office mail.
9. Maintain office files and documents.
10. Performs general office duties as needed.
11. Verifies identification of patient specimens and requests for tests. Recognizes improperly labeled specimens.
12. Sorts specimens with appropriate labeling and identification for distribution to designated laboratories for testing
13. Performs accessioning, pertinent data entry and retrieval functions using automated and/or manual systems.
14. Accessions, create transfer logs and dispatch specimens for send out purposes to other facilities and reference laboratories.
15. Assist in processing histological specimens in preparation for analysis.
16. Load and or remove histology trays from Lab Equipment.
17. Assist in filing of blocks and slides as required.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Graduation from a Senior High School or High School Equivalency Diploma and one year of experience in a laboratory environment performing related work as described in position; or,
2. Satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Department Preferences
- Strong medical terminology
- Strong computer and typing skills
- CERNER and EPIC programs and data processing
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs