Technical Lab - Lab Assistant - 3rd shift

Job Summary

Perform the daily activities as described below. Basic Purpose: Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production.

Job Requirements

• Sorting, and receiving specimens in the department.
• Performs routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
• Laboratory tasks such as centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data, 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).
• Performing QA/QC duties as assigned.
• Resolving pending lists.
• Finding missing samples.
• Decontaminating work areas.
• Performing weekly radioactive wipe tests.
• Maintaining files for department records.
• Changing gas cylinders.
• Following all PPE requirements and all safety regulations.
• Using the laboratory computer system as well as operating PCs.
• Disposing of biohazardous material.
• Completing training and competency checklists as appropriate.

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of the work performed by this position.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical assistant training helpful.
• Math and science courses preferred.
• None required for work experience.

Special Requirements

• 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.

Key Words

• laboratory
• medical phlebotomist
• phlebotomy
• phlebotomy technician
• mobile phlebotomist
• medical assistant
• technician
• certified phlebotomy technician