Lab Assistant - 3rd shift

Title

Lab Assistant

200 Forest St, Marlborough MA 01752

2+ months

10:30pm-7am
8.5 hour shift with 2 breaks of 30 minute lunches

Perform 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.
• Additional duties may be required.

High school diploma or equivalent. Medical assistant training helpful. Math and science courses preferred.

None required.

• Ability to establish work priorities and handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
• Ability to retain information once learned.
• Interaction with other coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.