Laboratory Assistant

Cynet Systems•West Hills, CA

About The Position

The Laboratory Assistant performs routine laboratory functions precisely and accurately to support laboratory professional staff and facilitate production. Duties include handling specimens, preparing materials and workstations for testing, maintaining equipment and records, performing assigned quality assurance and quality control tasks, and following safety requirements.

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 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 or media in the department.
Prepare specimens at workstations for testing, including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculating specimens, and preparing slides.
Perform assigned QA/QC duties.
Resolve pending lists and locate missing samples.
Decontaminate work areas.
Perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
Maintain department 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.