Knoxville, TN30+ days ago
Follows the Laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, and preparatory steps such as: • Centrifuging • Pouring off blood, body fluid, and urine specimens • Preparing specimens for testing • Archiving specimens • Checking applicable specimens for clots if needed prior to proceeding for testing • Performing pipetting techniques for appropriate specimen preparations • Preparing peripheral blood smears for staining for microscopic examination • Staining peripheral blood smears by automated method • Loading primary bar-coded clinical specimens on any trained analyzer • Preparing microbiology specimens for cultures and gram stains, including inoculation of microbiology culture plates from primary clinical specimens, slide preparation and staining by automated method • Preparing specimens for KOH examinations • Preparing surgical specimens for pathology according to protocol • Preparing and loading blood culture specimens • Preparing specimens for PCR testing. Properly performs the following functions: • Centrifuging • Pouring off blood, body fluid, and urine specimens • Preparing specimens for testing • Archiving specimens • Operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting applicable Laboratory equipment, e.g., centrifuges, stainers, analyzers, etc., as trained to use • Checking applicable specimens for clots if needed prior to proceeding for testing • Performing pipetting techniques for appropriate specimen preparations • Documenting all corrective actions taken when the test process deviates from the Laboratory's established performance specifications.