The Impact You Can Make

The Laboratory Assistant performs a variety of laboratory duties within the assigned department, in order to provide appropriate service levels to both internal and external customers.

The Laboratory Assistant I will be proficient in one of the following, the Laboratory Assistant II will be proficient in two of the following, and a Laboratory Assistant III will be proficient in all of the following:

Laboratory Customer ServicePhlebotomySpecimen Processing

The Glens Falls Hospital Impact

Mission

Our Mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

Responsibilities

Responds to incoming inquiries regarding test result information be accessing the laboratory information system or reference lab reports. May give verbal reports to floors and provider offices via phone or fax test results per provider request. May initiate a variety of problem solving procedures in response to customer inquiries.
Makes, receives, and routes calls/messages regarding departmental matters in a professional and timely manner. Covers for both the core lab and pathology departmentPrepares patient specimens (blood, urine, tissue) for testing by internal laboratory departments, as well as for those being sent out to a reference laboratory. Specimen preparation will include the ordering of tests in the laboratory information system, generation of barcoded computer labels, labeling of specimens, and delivery of specimens to departments. Specimen preparation may also include receiving in specimens in the computer system, centrifuging, and aliquoting specimens into proper containers to ensure specimen integrity to meet lab protocols for testing

The Impact You Can Make

The Laboratory Assistant performs a variety of laboratory duties within the assigned department, in order to provide appropriate service levels to both internal and external customers.

The Laboratory Assistant I will be proficient in one of the following, the Laboratory Assistant II will be proficient in two of the following, and a Laboratory Assistant III will be proficient in all of the following:

Laboratory Customer ServicePhlebotomySpecimen Processing

The Glens Falls Hospital Impact

Mission

Our Mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

Responsibilities

Responds to incoming inquiries regarding test result information be accessing the laboratory information system or reference lab reports. May give verbal reports to floors and provider offices via phone or fax test results per provider request. May initiate a variety of problem solving procedures in response to customer inquiries.
Makes, receives, and routes calls/messages regarding departmental matters in a professional and timely manner. Covers for both the core lab and pathology departmentPrepares patient specimens (blood, urine, tissue) for testing by internal laboratory departments, as well as for those being sent out to a reference laboratory. Specimen preparation will include the ordering of tests in the laboratory information system, generation of barcoded computer labels, labeling of specimens, and delivery of specimens to departments. Specimen preparation may also include receiving in specimens in the computer system, centrifuging, and aliquoting specimens into proper containers to ensure specimen integrity to meet lab protocols for testing