Lab Aide

Schweiger is one of the leading dermatology practices in the country with over 580+ healthcare providers and over 170+ offices in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, and California. Schweiger provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology and allergy services with over 2.5 million patient visits annually.

Our mission is to create the Ultimate Patient Experience and a great working environment for our providers, support staff and all team members.

Schweiger has been included in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list for seven consecutive years. Schweiger has also received Great Place to Work certification. To learn more, click here.  

Schweiger's Ultimate Employee Experience:  

• Positive work environment with the tools you need to do your job and grow
• Full time employees (30+ hours per week) are eligible for:
  • Medical (Virtual Care included), HSA/FSA, Dental, Vision on 1st of the month after hire date 
  • 401K after 30 days of employment
  • Company Sponsored Short Term Disability (Only applicable for non-California employee)
  • Pre-tax savings available for public transit commuters
  • Your birthday is an additional personal holiday   
• Part-time employees (less than 30 hours) are eligible for:
  • Dental and Vision on 1st of the month after date of hire
  • 401K after 30 days of employment
• Employee discounts on Schweiger skin care products & cosmetic services 

Summary/Objective: The support the laboratory with intake of specimens and administrative duties. The lab aid does not participate in technical duties.

The Lab Aide will adhere to and support our culture of compliance and safety by following all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with attention to detail, accuracy and professionalism at all times.

Essential Functions: Daily essential functions of the Lab Aide are listed below. Details on how each function is to be performed is outlined in the SOP manual. The SOP manual is to be reviewed by all Lab Aides upon hire, when any updates occur and annually.

• Receive laboratory specimen from courier

• Review specimen for proper labeling and acceptability

• Resolve specimen labeling discrepancies according to SOP

• Sort specimen into cases to be processed in house and cases to be sent to other laboratories based on

• insurance (per vs. non-par), provider preference (preferred lab written on requisition) or case type (cultures or other specimen types we do not process)

• Pre-accession and accession all specimen

• Transport specimens and other materials between suites 1606 and 1104 in a HIPAA compliant and safe

• manner; any spills or incidents that occur during transport will be managed per the laboratory’s SOP

• Enter grossing information received from Grossing Technician into LIS

• Prepare cases to be sent to reference laboratories and confirm daily pickup

• Biohazard and hazardous waste disposal in accordance with policy and regulations

• Maintain a safe, clean work environment

• Observe blood-borne pathogens policy and proper personal protective equipment

• Adhere to all company and laboratory specific SOPs and complete quality control (QC) logs as required on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis (per individual SOPs)

This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. She or he will be required to follow any other instruction and perform any other duties as requested by her/his supervisor.

Education Required: High School Diploma/GED minimum required; Associate Degree preferred

Training Required Upon Hire: Training and a post training assessment for all role-applicable SOPs and Laboratory Compliance workflows must be completed after hire but before any laboratory work can be completed independently. A competency assessment will occur at one month before independent work is permitted. Role specific SOPs and Laboratory Compliance workflows are outlined in the Pathology Training Program Smartsheet.

Experience Required: Must be computer savvy and familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook with strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with six months experience in a similar role.

Licensure if Required: None required

Certification if Required: None required

Continuing Education Required: New Hire and Annual Training, including all required training sessions for all new and updated SOPs relevant to job duties and updates to software systems as applicable.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional lab environment and may potentially be exposed to chemical, hazardous and biological samples. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position also requires long duration of sitting and working on a computer. May require lifting up to 25 pounds.

Travel: Employee may be expected to travel up to 25% or less of their time from their home office.

Pay Range: $19.22 -$24.03

Schweiger, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring process with applicants, whether internal or external, because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other class per local, state or federal law.    

Schweiger does not require vaccination for COVID-19 in order to be considered for employment; however, some state guidelines may require that we keep record of your vaccination status on file.