LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Description

* Receive, register, and triage biological materials submitted for testing, verify them, and issue identification labels; * Wash reusable materials; * Enter test results and print reports; * Provide telephone support for result release; **Responsibilities and Duties** * Receive and triage biological materials submitted for testing, verifying correct sample identification and collection, as well as compliance (or non-compliance) with internal standard operating procedures and physician’s test requests; * Register biological samples in the L.I.S. (Laboratory Information System), entering required data to generate barcode-labeled identification tags for physician test requests; * Assist the Urinalysis, Parasitology, and Hematology departments in preparing materials for specimen collection, labeling tubes, and sorting by test type according to relevant SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for subsequent analysis by specialized professionals; * Sort and analyze specimens designated for centrifugation, and separate serum from dry-tube specimens, distributing them by department for testing; * Enter results not automatically released by the L.I.S. (Laboratory Information System) and forward them to the respective department for technical validation and report completion; * Print reports for tests performed in the laboratory, organizing them into folders labeled "External Clients" and "Internal Clients" for review and release by the requesting physician; * Provide telephone support for result release to staff in clinical support areas; * Wash reusable materials (e.g., pipettes, tubes, etc.) for subsequent use in the technical department; * Archive daily, at the end of each shift, validated service orders (OS) for external and internal client test requests, and monthly file them in department-labeled boxes to comply with ONA (National Accreditation Organization) standards; * Perform other duties as needed or as directed by supervisor. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Prior experience in this role is desirable. **Additional Information** **Schedule:** 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, rotating 5x2 schedule. The **SPDM** \- Paulista Association for the Development of Medicine is a non-profit, philanthropic civil association, federally, state-, and municipally recognized as being of public utility, respectively by Decrees No. 57\.925 dated 03/04/1966, No. 40\.103 dated 05/17/1962, and No. 8\.911 dated 07/30/1970\. The Association’s primary mission is integration into the health system, focused on disease treatment and prevention, and promotion of primary, secondary, and tertiary health care, strengthening ties with the local community and reaffirming its social commitment to serve all individuals without discrimination. With institutional growth, **SPDM** has expanded its scope of activities through ongoing projects in Social Assistance and Education. This broad range of initiatives increasingly consolidates **SPDM** as a large-scale philanthropic institution pursuing economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Thus, SPDM contributes effectively to the continuous improvement of services provided by Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), aiming primarily to guarantee universal access and equal opportunities to health care, essential for human and social development. Our commitment is to foster an inclusive culture that values diversity and empowers our employees to contribute their best. All qualified candidates will be considered for open positions without distinction based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, race, nationality, or disability. SPDM is an equal opportunity employer for all individuals who meet the minimum requirements. We value idea-sharing, teamwork, respect for diversity, and inclusion. **MISSION** To deliver health care with excellence, free from prejudice, distinction, or classification of citizens. **VISION** To be recognized as the largest and most competent Brazilian philanthropic health organization. **VALUES** * Training and Development * Social Commitment * Reliability * Entrepreneurship * Equity * Ethics * Humanization * Quality * Ecological, Economic, and Social Sustainability * Tradition * Transparency **EURYCLIDES DE JESUS ZERBINI TRANSPLANT HOSPITAL** Inaugurated on January 25, 1954, the Brigadeiro Hospital – UGA V belonged to I.A.P.C. (Institute for Retirement and Social Security of Merchants) until the merger of social security institutes, after which it came under administration by INAMPS, serving exclusively social security beneficiaries. In 1988, management transferred to the State Government of São Paulo as part of SUS/SP. In January 2010, SPDM – Paulista Association for the Development of Medicine, accredited as a Social Organization of Health (OSS), won the public bidding process to manage the Brigadeiro Hospital. The facility was reinaugurated in 2010 as the first public hospital in Brazil specializing in organ transplants. The name “Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini” honors the cardiac surgeon who performed Brazil’s first heart transplant.