Laboratory Assistant

Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion, to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production. Functions may include:

• Sorting, and receiving specimens in the department;
• Performing routine instrument maintenance on some equipment;
• Performing 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 work-lists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, slide preparation);
• Performing QA/QC duties as assigned;
• Resolving pending lists; Finding missing samples;
• Decontaminating work areas;
• Performing weekly radioactive wipe tests;
• Maintaining files for department records;
• Changing gas cylinders;
• Following all PPE requirements and all safety regulations;
• Using the laboratory computer system as well as operating PCs;
• Disposing of bio-hazardous material;
• Completing training and competency checklists as appropriate.

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