Laboratory Assistant

Cynet Systems•White Plains, NY

About The Position

Perform routine laboratory functions accurately and precisely to assist laboratory professional staff and facilitate production. Duties include receiving and preparing specimens, performing select equipment maintenance, preparing reagents and media, completing quality assurance and quality control tasks, and maintaining department records. The role also involves following safety and PPE requirements, handling biohazardous material, using laboratory computer systems, and completing required training and competency checklists.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to establish work priorities and handle several tasks to maximize workstation efficiency.
Ability to retain information once learned.
Ability to interact with coworkers and internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.

Nice To Haves

Medical assistant training is helpful.
Math and science courses are preferred.

Responsibilities

Sort and receive specimens in the department.
Perform routine instrument maintenance on select equipment.
Centrifuge specimens, print extra labels, record data such as temperature charts, and handle specimen storage and retrieval.
Prepare reagents and media in the department.
Prepare specimens at workstations for testing, including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, and slide preparation.
Perform quality assurance and quality control duties as assigned.
Resolve pending lists and locate missing samples.
Decontaminate work areas.
Perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
Maintain files for department records.
Change gas cylinders.
Follow personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements and safety regulations.
Use the laboratory computer system and operate personal computers.
Dispose of biohazardous material.
Complete training and competency checklists as appropriate.