Lab Assistant

Title: Lab Assistant

Location: Irving TX 75063

Shift/Time Zone: Tuesday-Saturday, 3 AM-11 AM.CST

Job Description:

· 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.

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, 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 helpful. Math and science courses preferred.