Laboratory Assistant, Part-Time

Position Highlights

Part-Time, 25 hours/week
Monday-Friday 3:30pm-8:30pm, Rotating Weekends
Location: Tinley Park

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance.
• Access to a mental health benefit at no cost.
• $2,625 Tuition Reimbursement per year.
• Immediate 401(k) match.
• 16 hours paid volunteer time off.
• A culture committed to community engagement and social impact.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory and stock supplies and/or consumables.
• Centrifuge/store/retrieve samples and discard expired samples.
• Answer Lab phones.
• Assist technologists in locating and retrieving/processing specimens for Add-On testing.
• Perform water testing monthly.
• Perform instrument and water system maintenance.
• Make copies, fax results, and refill printer paper as needed.
• Monitor lab section pending lists/ "in basket" for staff messages.
• Perform end-of-shift duties; disinfect counters and draw chairs, clean tube racks, discard analyzer "waste."
• Assist and process bone marrows.
• Set up post-vasectomy slides/hematology slides.
• Set up Sed Rates.
• Perform Clinitek QC and patient testing.
• Spin tubes for urine microscopy/set up microscope for techs.
• Scan specimens from spokes.
• Separate/Rack specimens for Dimension/Centaur/Hematology/Coag testing.
• Scan "done" samples in rack holders for storage.
• During analyzer "downtime" make packing list.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Experience as a Phlebotomist.
• Moderate knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent verbal, written, and clerical skills.
• Excellent verbal communication/phone skills.
• 1+ years of experience.