Medical Laboratory Aide

Specimen collection, registration and preparation

• Sort, identify and separate specimens received

• Verify that samples adhere to the minimum acceptance criteria

• Register patient details and tests required on the Laboratory Computer System (LIS)

• Prepare samples for analysis where appropriate

Technical duties

• Perform preparatory work on specimens that are due for processing e.g. numbering and centrifugation

• Safely process and dispose of waste material from the laboratory

• Use and operate equipment such as centrifuges and computer terminals and other Specimen collection, registration and preparation

• Sort, identify and separate specimens received

• Verify that samples adhere to the minimum acceptance criteria

• Register patient details and tests required on the Laboratory Computer System (LIS)

• Prepare samples for analysis where appropriate

Technical duties

• Perform preparatory work on specimens that are due for processing e.g. numbering and centrifugation

• Safely process and dispose of waste material from the laboratory

• Use and operate equipment such as centrifuges and computer terminals and other similar appropriate instrumentation as instructed from time to time.