Medical Lab Assistant - Overnight

About Us

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Exciting Opportunity at MSK

The Clinical Microbiology Lab is currently seeking a Medical Lab Assistant on the evening shift and will be responsible for all laboratory operations. We're taking ambitious steps to redefine what's possible in Laboratory Medicine! Our innovative clinical laboratories provide sophisticated technology and automated equipment that allow our teams to get to answers faster and more efficiently, with a strong emphasis on applied and translational research. We are committed to the growth and advancement of the department and fully support the active collaboration of scientists, clinicians, and industry guides to develop next-generation laboratory methods. MSK is dedicated to providing diverse educational opportunities to develop further the skills and ambitions of our medical technologists, laboratory managers, and laboratory directors. It's an exciting time for the Laboratory Medicine Department as many of our teams have recently moved into our new innovative laboratory medicine facility on East 64th Street! Our new Laboratory Medicine Building improves operational efficiency, allowing our Laboratory Medicine team to provide test results more quickly and reduce the amount of blood needed from a patient to generate those results. For further information, please visit: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Our Expertise | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Role Overview

• Prepares specimens for analyzing or sending out to another laboratory for testing.
• Sorts specimens according to location; places and sorts labeled specimen on racks/bins and transports to appropriate processing area.
• Makes arrangements for pickup of specimens (e.g., main lab STAT specimens, reference laboratories).
• Maintains supplies for the processing area (e.g., requisitions, special tubes, shipping labels, biohazards bags, shipping logs, etc).
• Resolves specimen delivery issues for any specimens sent to another laboratory for testing.
• Assists with specimen archiving, including capping of tubes and discarding of older specimens when expired.
• Performs waived testing as per SOP under the supervision of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
• Prepares specimens for sending out to another laboratory utilizing the laboratory computer system.

Key Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a clinical laboratory as a Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Assistant or related job.
• High School Diploma/GED

Core Skills

• Attention to detail
• Reliability
• Maintains 100% accuracy on all labeling of specimens.

Additional Information

Shift: M-F 4PM-12AM with rotating weekends and holidays.

Pay Range: $23.49 - $32.46

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt