Job title : Lab Assistant I
Duration : 4 Months
Location : Clifton, NJ (07012)
Shift : 2nd shift - 5pm - 1 : 30am
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.
- Performs 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)
- Performs QA / QC duties as assigned.
- Resolves pending lists.
- Finds missing samples.
- Decontaminates work areas.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs weekly radioactive wipe tests.
- Maintains files for department records.
- Changes gas cylinders.
- Follows all PPE requirements and all safety regulations.
- Uses the laboratory computer system as well as operates PCs.
- Disposes of biohazardous material.
- Completes 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 : High school diploma or equivalent. Medical assistant training helpful. Math and science courses preferred.
- Work Experience : None required
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 Word Search : laboratory, medical
Additional Job details :
- Candidate must have reliable transportation to get to / from worksite without issue
- Must be available to work whenever scheduled, BE ON TIME, and stay for the entire shift. Excessive absenteeism / tardiness is not tolerated.
- Please ensure that you are verifying the commute time to / from the physical work location when submitting candidates. Candidates need to be within a 20-25 min commute window to ensure their ability to travel to / from the site for coverage.
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