Lab Assistant

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Sorting and receiving specimens in the department
• Performing routine instrument maintenance on some equipment
• Performing laboratory tasks such as 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, and slide preparation
• Performing QA/QC duties as assigned
• Resolving pending lists and finding missing samples
• Decontaminating work areas
• Performing weekly radioactive wipe tests
• Maintaining files for department records
• Changing gas cylinders
• Following all PPE requirements and safety regulations
• Using the laboratory computer system and operating PCs
• Disposing of biohazardous material
• Completing 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
• Ability to interact with coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect

Schedule

1st Shift, may include some Saturday and/or Sunday hours.

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.