Laboratory Support Technician Job, 1st & 2nd Shift Per Diem, Lab Department

• Day Kimball Health is hiring for a Laboratory Support Technician for Lab Department as a 1st & 2nd Shift Per Diem job in Putnam, CT. Laboratory Support Technician Benefits Summary:
• Sick Time
• 401K Plan with Eligible Employer Contribution
• Pet Insurance
• Clinical Ladder Program
• Shift Differential
• Pay for Performance

Laboratory Support Technician Summary

• As the Laboratory Support Technician, you will be a vital member of a dynamic team responsible for… Performs a variety of procedures with the receiving and/or processing of laboratory requisitions and specimens. Enters reference laboratory reports and technical data into the laboratory computer. Is responsible for the cost-effective utilization of reference laboratories. Has total understanding of patient safety and laboratory techniques necessary to guarantee complete patient safety and anonymity. Determines reference laboratory requirements when phlebotomist or customer specialist does not know how to input physician’s order into Misys Computer.
• Laboratory
• Support
• Technician
• Job
• Responsibilities:
• Receives specimens from couriers and verifies that specimens match requisition request.
• Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off and aliquoting and maintaining specimen integrity and identity.
• Reconciles every “left-over” specimen with every “left-over” requisition in order not to miss physician request for patient testing.
• Sorts and triages specimens to appropriate workstation.
• Answers phone and communicates pertinent information to medical staff, physician office staff and phlebotomists throughout DKH network so that patients are not redrawn for blood work.
• Responsible for problem resolution with reference laboratories to prevent patient redraws and increase customer satisfaction with laboratory service. Is responsible for contacting reference lab and determining what clerk and phlebotomist need to do to complete physician order.

Laboratory Support Technician Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required