Lab Assistant

About the role

Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production.

Responsibilities

• Sorting and receiving specimens in the department
• Performs routine instrument maintenance on some equipment
• Performs laboratory tasks of centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data (temperature charts), specimen storage and retrieval
• Preparing reagents and/or media in the department
• Preparing specimens at workstations for testing, including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, slide preparation
• Performs QA/QC duties as assigned
• Resolves pending lists and finds missing samples
• Decontaminates work areas
• Performs weekly radioactive wipe tests
• Maintains files for department records
• Changes gas cylinders
• Follows all PPE requirements and all safety regulations
• Uses the laboratory computer system as well as operates PCs
• Disposes of biohazardous material
• Completes training and competency checklists as appropriate

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Medical assistant training helpful
• Math and science courses preferred
• Ability to establish work priorities and handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency
• Ability to retain information once learned
• Must interact with coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect

Schedule

First shift, Central Time: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: Eligible employees and their dependents receive healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full-time employment. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance: Eligible employees and their dependents receive a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full-time employment.
• Vision Insurance: Eligible employees receive vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full-time employment.
• 401(k) Plan: Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first of the month following at least 1 calendar year after employment begins.