Lab Assistant 3rd Shift

Location: Clifton NJ

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $17.20$22.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 3rd shift 8:00 PM 4:30 AM Tuesday Saturday
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• Medical assistant training helpful
• Math and science courses preferred

• None required

• Follows all PPE requirements and all safety regulations.
• Disposes of biohazardous material.
• Decontaminates work areas.
• Performs weekly radioactive wipe tests.
• Overtime expected.

• Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This client is a world-leading provider of diagnostic information services with laboratory and patient-facing operations spanning the United States and extending internationally. Serving one in three adult Americans annually and supporting half of the physicians and hospitals across the country the organization employs nearly 50000 professionals including laboratory scientists logistics professionals technologists and business talent who work at national scale while contributing to patient health outcomes at the most personal level.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-15124