Laboratory Technical Assistant

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with BillingsClinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service

expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.

Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency

standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job

performance.

policies and procedures.

ordering and monitoring to ensure adequate supplies to meet business needs

within the assigned section of the laboratory (Cytology, Histology,

Sendouts, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, etc.)

within scope of practice.

including maintaining accurate record systems, requisitions, quality control

data, patient results, and workflow documentation. Understands and demonstrates

appropriate communication of Private Health Information.

transporting specimens, preparation of bone marrow specimens and / or fine needle

aspiration / fine needle biopsies, preparing slides, maintaining integrity of

specimens, and disposal of specimens according to procedure.

of all incoming calls before transferring to alternate resources. Responds to

questions from patients, physicians and other reference labs and provides

routine information, collection and testing procedures, specimen processing,

turn around times, result reporting and reference lab availability. Also

responds to non-routine questions regarding what steps need to be taken to

rectify a situation when the integrity of a sample / specimen has been

compromised.

physician’s office, faxed or mailed depending on orders and situation.

orders. Responsible for ensuring printers and faxes are maintained in good

working order due to the critical nature of information being received. Acts as

a resource in resolving printer and fax related function problems, maintenance

and form loading.

of the specimens to ensure appropriate specimen volumes, packaging, etc.

Assumes responsibility for initiating follow-up action necessary to prevent

and / or resolve problem scenarios and coordinates as appropriate with other

departments, management, etc.

Duties include decisions regarding how to draw sample / specimen, timing of draw,

appropriate preparation of the sample / specimen, timing of mailing, selecting appropriate

reference lab for processing as outlined in laboratory policies and procedures

and tracking and planning the appropriate transportation mode.

Lawson, stocking and monitoring to ensure adequate supplies to meet the

business needs for all areas within the Laboratory department and reference

laboratory. Uses the correct cost center and General Ledger numbers.

efficient response and turnaround times on hospital specimen orders.

staff, pneumatic tube system and external clients. Utilizes judgment to

determine if sample / specimen is appropriate for testing according to

established guidelines or if a redraw will be necessary. Initiates specimen

preparation and processing.

centrifuge), prepares spin-offs, aliquots, cassettes, blocks and slides and

distributes to the appropriate area of the laboratory for final processing.

Monitors printers for STAT orders from the nursing units.

work stations; filling staining stations, imagers, cleaning work areas,

emptying garbage, cleaning of track, checking temperatures of refrigerators and

freezers, cleaning of centrifuges, monitoring courier contact points, creating

cassettes, changing fluids and paraffin, etc.

Minimum Qualifications Education

mathematics normally acquired through college level courses preferred

Experience

experience relating to the above, tasks, knowledge, skills or abilities will be

considered knowledge, skills or abilities will be considered