Lab Assistant I

Lab Assistant I - Chantilly VA Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Department: Clinical Laboratory - Cytogenetics

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

Pay range: $17.20 per hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills training experience education and where applicable certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits information:
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects physical financial and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position some of the benefits offered may include:

• Day 1 Medical supplemental health dental & vision for FT employees who work 30 hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• and so much more!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organizes specimens and reagents prior to the day technologists arrival.
• Identifies missing specimens to Specimen Processing.
• Stores and prepares order for reagent and materials delivered by the warehouse.
• Responsible for informing supervisory personnel of suspected problems.
• Perform specimen receiving labelinghandlingand preparation.
• Assist with pre-analytical preparation of specimens ( labelsuncap/cap specimen tubesaliquot specimensprepare racks worklists enter/scanspecimens).
• Record digital temperature; notify license-qualified personnel if the temperature is out of range.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance on some equipment under direct and constant must be signed-off by license-qualified personnel.
• Assist in preparation of chemicalsreagentsand solutions that do not require quantitative measurement.
• Clean organize and maintain work areaglasswareand laboratory equipment (e.g. refrigerators freezers and supply cabinets asneeded).
• Assist with monitoring the department pending and overdue lists which includes searching locating following up and filing appropriate documentation.
• Perform other departmental tasks such asfilingarchivingand retrieving slides/blocks reports requisitions/other paperwork and answering the telephone.
• Dispose of biohazardous material.
• Perform QA/QC duties as assigned.
• Complete training and competency checklists as appropriate.
• Comply with all health and safety policiesproceduresand practices. Required to use personal protective equipment.
• Other duties as assigned. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities but rather a general description of work performed by the position.

Education Preferred:

• High School Graduate or equivalent required.

Work Experience:

• Entry level position: no experience required

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
• Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
• Frequent walking and/or standing.
• May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses all of whichdemand significant manual dexterity.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Extreme willingness to work in a cooperative manner.
• Required to handle biological samples and potentially hazardous chemicals.
• Must demonstrate the ability to follow a series of steps without confusion or errors on an ongoing basis and retain the information once learned.
• Must be detail-orientedable towork independently establish work priorities and handle several tasks simultaneously for maximum department efficiency.
• Communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deal courteously andeffectively with supervisorsco-workersand clients.
• Ability to deal with client information in a confidential manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (WordExceland Outlook) and Laboratory InformationSystems.