Medical Lab Assistant- Specimen Processing
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The Medical Laboratory Assistant performs a variety of clerical and technical duties under general supervision. This position reports to the Lab Central Processing Supervisor. Responsibilities include patient registration, ordering tests, centrifugation and decanting of patient specimens, and timely communication with laboratory and clinical staff. Principal Duties and Essential Functions: -Greets and assists visitors at the Front Window -Follows the NWH and Laboratory CareFirst Standards of Performance -Sorts, prioritizes and receives samples that arrive at the Front Window and through the pneumatic tube system -Patient Registration & Ordering: Accurately enters information from lab requisition (including patient name, dob, unit number, requesting area, insurance information, time sample drawn, physicians name, tubes received, tests requested, general comments) into registration and ordering systems -Affixes bar-coded labels to requisition and tubes -Transports bar-coded specimens to...Lab Assistant, Processing, Specimen, Medical, Lab, Lab, Healthcare