Our client, a Medical Research company, is looking for a Lab Assistant for their Tucker, GA location.
Responsibilities:
- Perform the daily activities as described below.
- 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.
- This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of the work performed by this position.
Requirements:
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Medical assistant training helpful. Math and science courses preferred.
- Work Experience: None required
- Must Have Excellent Understanding Of English Language Both Spoken And Written
- Bilingual candidates strongly preferred who also speak Spanish.
- English still must be strong, as well
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities