Lab - Lab Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join a well-established clinical setting in the region as a Lab Assistant. This role offers the opportunity to perform essential laboratory functions in a precise and accurate manner while supporting a team of laboratory professionals. If you are detail-oriented and eager to contribute to vital health services, this position provides a rewarding career step in the laboratory field.

Responsibilities

Sort and receive specimens in the laboratory department

Perform routine instrument maintenance on laboratory equipment

Carry out laboratory tasks such as centrifuging specimens, printing labels, and recording data including temperature charts

Prepare reagents and media for laboratory testing

Prepare specimens at workstations for various tests, including building worklists, aliquoting samples, checking for clots or fibrin, and slide preparation

Perform QA/QC duties and resolve pending lists

Identify and locate missing samples

Decontaminate work areas and dispose of biohazardous materials

Change gas cylinders and perform weekly radioactive wipe tests

Maintain files to ensure accurate departmental records

Follow all PPE and safety regulations and perform sanitation protocols

Use laboratory computer systems and operate PCs as required

Support specimen storage and retrieval, specimen decontamination, and other routine laboratory tasks

Required Skills

Ability to establish work priorities and handle multiple tasks efficiently

Strong attention to detail and accuracy in performing laboratory functions

Good interpersonal skills for interacting with coworkers and customers with courtesy and respect

Capability to learn and retain laboratory procedures and safety protocols

Proficiency in basic computer operations and data recording

Additional Skills & Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required; medical assistant training helpful

Math and science courses preferred

No prior work experience necessary, training and competency checklists will be provided

Must be able to handle various laboratory tasks efficiently and accurately

Schedule flexibility may be beneficial to meet department needs

Take this opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic healthcare team, leveraging your attention to detail and commitment to quality laboratory work. This position offers a meaningful pathway to build or advance your career in medical laboratory sciences.

About Us: All Medical Personnel streamlines hiring to get you back to the work you love. Established in 1990, our staffing business lines place locum tenens, travel nursing, allied health, and clinical laboratory professionals from coast-to-coast. We believe in focusing and uplifting the hiring process, with a deep understanding of the unique challenges you face. We are here to ensure each experience with us is simplified, elevated, and impactful, for you and your patient.

Please reference Job number: 301316