Basic Purpose: Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory's 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, and 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.
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Medical assistant training is helpful. Math and science courses are preferred.
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, and internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.
Notes:
Work Experience: None required
Benefits:
Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
401k Retirement Fund
About The Company:
Our client empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management.
The company annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and their 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, their diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.
As the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, this company is committed to positively impacting the communities they are a part of by promoting a healthier world, building value for all their stakeholders, and creating an inspiring and inclusive workplace. Inclusion & Diversity are woven into who they are and what they do. The company is inspired by the experiences and perspectives of its diverse employees. Diversity of thought and authentic connections empower this company to create valuable solutions and deliver inclusive care to their patients and communities.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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Staffing and Recruiting
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