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.
• Laboratory tasks including centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data, specimen storage and retrieval.
• Prepares reagents and/or media in the department.
• Prepares 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.
• Solves pending lists.
• Finds missing samples.
• 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.
• Must have the ability to establish work priorities and to handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
• Must be able to retain information once learned.
• Must interact with other coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.

Qualifications

• None specified.

Skills

• Laboratory skills.
• Medical assisting skills.
• Computer skills.
• Handling biohazardous materials.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents 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 with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
• Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
• 401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement 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.

Pay

• N/A

Schedule

• Night shift from 2am - 10:30am (Central), Wednesday to Sunday.