The lab assistant position will be responsible to help maintain organization in the pathology department with regards maintaining records in various forms.  This person must be organized and maintain good public relations at all times.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:  Must have typing skills, medical terminology helpful, telephone and personal communication skills are imperative.  Willingness to learn basic lab policies and protocol.

Areas of responsibility will include, but not limited to:

1. Responsible for specimen pick up from ASC and assisting in accession in cases.
2. Assisting technical staff with non-technical work throughout the laboratory.
3. Comply with all safety and regulatory policies
4. Routine handling of biohazard and/or chemically hazardous material.
5. Organize and deliver slides to the pathologist.
6. Maintain, troubleshoot and running of non-complex automated equipment
7. Filing away pathology slides, blocks, and requisitions in an appropriate manner.
8. Storing of slides and blocks in short and long term storage
9. Organizing of supplies delivered to the lab
10. Assist the pathologist secretary/assistant in faxing reports to the referring physicians.
11. Assist the pathologist secretary/assistant with sending out any requests for specimen slides or blocks to outside facilities for second opinions or other requests.
12. Assist the pathologist secretary/assistant with any return of specimen slides or blocks from outside facilities.
13. Assist with pathologist QA review process.
14. All other duties as needed.