Lab Assistant

Quest Diagnosticsorporated•Wood Dale, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Assistant performs routine laboratory functions accurately and precisely to support laboratory professionals and facilitate production. Duties include receiving and sorting specimens, maintaining equipment, preparing specimens and reagents, recording data, supporting quality assurance and quality control, maintaining records, and following safety procedures. The position is temporary, on-site, and scheduled Tuesday through Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Central Time. This is a general description and is not an exhaustive list of duties.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to establish work priorities and handle multiple tasks to maintain workstation efficiency.
Ability to retain information once learned.
Ability to interact courteously and respectfully with coworkers and internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Medical assistant training.
Math and science coursework.

Responsibilities

Sort and receive specimens in the department.
Perform routine maintenance on some laboratory equipment.
Centrifuge specimens, print additional labels, record data such as temperature charts, and store and retrieve specimens.
Prepare reagents and/or media.
Prepare specimens for testing at workstations, including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking for clots and fibrin, inoculating, and preparing slides.
Perform assigned QA/QC duties.
Resolve pending lists and locate missing samples.
Decontaminate work areas and perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
Maintain departmental records and files.
Change gas cylinders.
Follow PPE requirements and safety regulations.
Use the laboratory computer system and operate PCs.
Dispose of biohazardous material.
Complete training and competency checklists as appropriate.