Technical Lab - Lab Assistant - TalentBurst
Denver, CO
About the Job
Job Title: Lab Assistant
Location: Denver CO
Duration: 3 months extendable contract
Shift: Rotating schedule on weekly basis (one week per each schedule) 4AM-12PM and 11:30AM-8PM
Additional Detail: Training will be done on the 4AM-12PM schedule
Job Description:
Job Requirements:
Education:
Work Experience:
Special Requirements:
TB_HC
Location: Denver CO
Duration: 3 months extendable contract
Shift: Rotating schedule on weekly basis (one week per each schedule) 4AM-12PM and 11:30AM-8PM
Additional Detail: Training will be done on the 4AM-12PM schedule
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 REQUIRED.
- Medical assistant training helpful.
- Math and science courses preferred.
Work Experience:
- Entry level role.
- Lab experience is a huge plus, but not required.
- Medical terminology is also highly preferred, but not required.
Special Requirements:
- Must have the ability to establish work priorities and to handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
- Must be able to retain information once learned.
- Must interact with other coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.
- Candidate must have reliable transportation to get to/from worksite without issue (bus, Uber, rideshare is not reliable transportation).
- Must be available to work whenever scheduled, BE ON TIME, and stay for the entire shift.
- Excessive absenteeism/tardiness is not tolerated and will be cause for termination
- Heavy production site. Very busy with repetitive tasks. Medical terminology a plus, but not required. If testing samples, will be required to wear lab coat, mask, goggles, gloves, protective wear.
TB_HC
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