Job Details
Category: Laboratory Location: Royal Oak, Michigan Job Function: Operations Job Family: Laboratory Operations Shift: Day Employee Type: Regular, Full-Time Work Mode: On-site
Job Description
Lab Assistant II - Royal Oak MI
Monday to Friday, 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM with rotational weekends
Performs various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production.
Benefits Information
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects - physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:
• Day 1: Medical supplemental health, dental, and vision for FT employees who work 30 hours • Best-in-class well-being programs • Annual no-cost health assessment program • Blueprint for Wellness healthyMINDS mental health program • Vacation and HealthFlex Time • 6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off • FinFit financial coaching and services • 401k pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5 after 12 months of service • Employee stock purchase plan • Life and disability insurance plus buy-up option • Flexible Spending Accounts • Matching gifts program • Education assistance through MyQuest for Education • Career advancement opportunities • and so much more
Responsibilities
Perform specimen receiving, labeling, handling, and preparation. Assist with pre-analytical preparation of specimens, e.g., printing labels, uncapping specimen tubes, aliquotting specimens, preparing racks, worklists, entering, scanning specimens, and loading automated instruments. Record digital temperature and notify licensed personnel if temperature is out of range. Perform routine instrument maintenance on some equipment. Assist in preparation of chemicals, reagents, and solutions. Clean, organize, and maintain work area, glassware, and laboratory equipment, e.g., refrigerators, freezers, and supply cabinets as needed. Assist with monitoring the department pending and overdue lists, which includes searching, locating, following up, and filing appropriate documentation. Perform other departmental tasks, such as filing, archiving, and retrieving slides, reports, requisitions, and other paperwork and answering the telephone. Dispose of biohazardous material. Enter data in laboratory information systems (LIS). Perform QA/QC duties as assigned. Complete training and competency checklists as appropriate. Comply with all health and safety policies, procedures, and practices. Required to use personal protective equipment. Other duties as assigned.
This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities but rather a general description of work performed by the position.
Qualifications
Required Work Experience:
One (1) year full-time experience in a technical or clinical laboratory department.
Physical and Mental Requirements
The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects:
• Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently. • Objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally. • Objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried. • Objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time. Frequent walking and/or standing. May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses, all of which demand significant manual dexterity.
Knowledge:
Basic knowledge of organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Skills:
Must demonstrate the ability to follow a series of steps without confusion or errors on an on-going basis and retain the information once learned. Must be detail-oriented, have the ability to work independently, establish work priorities, and handle several tasks simultaneously for maximum department efficiency. Communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deal courteously and effectively with supervisors, co-workers, and clients. Ability to deal with client information in a confidential manner. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Laboratory Information Systems.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply. While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.