Laboratory Assistant 

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

Functions may include:

• Sorting, and receiving specimens in the department;
• Performing routine instrument maintenance on some equipment;
• Performing laboratory tasks of 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, 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 bio-hazardous material;
• 0-6 months of lab experience.
• Standing for long periods of time.