Laboratory Assistant

Cynet Systems • Gaithersburg, MD

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About The Position

Perform daily laboratory activities and routine laboratory functions precisely and accurately to assist laboratory professional staff and facilitate production. The role includes specimen handling and preparation, routine equipment maintenance, quality assurance and quality control duties, recordkeeping, safety procedures, and use of laboratory computer systems.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Sort and receive specimens in the department.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance on designated equipment.
• Centrifuge specimens, print extra labels, record data on temperature charts, and manage 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 assigned QA/QC duties.
• Resolve pending lists and locate missing samples.
• Decontaminate work areas.
• Perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
• Maintain files for department records.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED