Lab Assistant

Summarized Purpose:

Prepares slides monitors and records refrigerators freezers and water baths temperatures retrieves/moves specimens to/from long term storage assists in unpacking loads and unloads samples and analyzers and generates daily work lists for various teams (metrology sample entry stability etc.).

A day in the Life:

• Sorts scans and assigns sequence numbers to different laboratory areas.
• Numbers HDL tubes for lipid laboratory.
• Processes samples for testing.
• Prepares reagents and pipettes/aliquots reagents under supervision. Labels and stains hematology slides.
• Gathers dumps rinses washes dries and restocks glassware and consumables in the laboratory.
• Performs limited noncomplex waived tests for review by a team member. Performs daily work assignments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Acquires job skills and learns company policies and procedures to complete routine tasks.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic/ vocational qualification
• Technical positions may require a certificate
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year) or equivalent combination of education training & experience.

Years of experience refers to typical years of related experience needed to gain the required knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the job. Years of experience are not to be used as the only determining factor in establishing the job class or making employment selection decisions.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication skills
• Good cooperative and collaborative skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedure
• Data recording skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in a clinical environment.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stands twists waists squats and bends neck for 46 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists. Ability to make precise coordinated movements of the fingers to grasp and manipulate objects.
• Frequent mobility required.
• Occasional crouching stooping bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Moderate lifting (or otherwise movement carrying setting and placement) of 1530 lbs. with a maximum lift of 35 lbs.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both inhouse and offtheshelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• May interact with others relating and gathering sensitive information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
• Works with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of intense concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions
• with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multitask.
• Regular and consistent attendance.