Lab Assistant – 3rd shift
Duration: 4 months | Shift: Mon‑Fri 11 PM – 7 AM | Location: Marlborough, MA 01752
Overview
Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist laboratory professional staff and facilitate production. Daily activities include:
Job Requirements
* Sorting and receiving specimens in the department.
* Perform routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
* Centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data (temperature charts), specimen storage, and retrieval.
* Preparing reagents and media in the department.
* Preparing specimens at workstations for testing – building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, and slide preparation.
* Perform QA/QC duties as assigned.
* Resolve pending lists and find missing samples.
* Decontaminate work areas and perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
* Maintain files for department records, change gas cylinders, and follow all PPE requirements and safety regulations.
* Use the laboratory computer system and operate PCs; dispose of biohazardous material.
* Complete 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 preferred.
Work Experience
None required.
Special Requirements
* Ability to establish work priorities and handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
* Retention of information once learned.
* Interaction with coworkers, internal and external customers, with courtesy and respect.
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