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Laboratory Assistant

Baptist Health Care

Pensacola, Florida

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Consulting, Cross-Functional, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Histology, Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Legal, Nonprofit, On Call, Operational Support, Order Processing, Orthopedics, Pathology, Primary Care, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Quality Control, Quality of Life, Safety Process, Sample/Specimen Processing, Specimen Collection, Sports Medicine, Testing
LOCATION
Pensacola, Florida
POSTED
30+ days ago
JOB DESCRIPTION

The Laboratory Assistant maneuvers in a cross functional role between the gross room and the pathology office. This position is responsible for, but not limited to the upkeep and operation of gross room equipment, solution rotation/replacement and specimen verification. Additionally, within the Pathology office, this position is expected to collect and prepare specimens for review, as well as order entry and management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for correctly accessioning and ordering testing per protocol. Keeps an inventory of Grossing room and place orders to maintain adequate stock of needed items. Receives and orders, fills phone requests for reports, slides or blocks for outside studies, consults and legal cases of Pathology material. Responsible for distributing completed reports to designated personnel. Requests and posts surgery schedule and frozen sections for following day. Enters Pathologist on call into directory in LIS system. Follows established procedures for histology quality control and reports discrepancies to the manager. Troubleshoots equipment, reagents, or procedural technique when problems occur. Notifies the supervisor if unable to solve the problem. Complies with established laboratory and hospital policies for universal precautions and safety procedures. When handling blood and/or bodily fluids, universal precaution procedures will be followed to minimize exposure to infectious diseases. Safety policies and procedures will be followed when using chemicals. Performs all responsibilities/duties required by the laboratory as defined in the scope of service to ensure that appropriate testing for all clients served is correctly and accurately performed.Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization. May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters.

ABOUT US

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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