Schedule:
3rd shift. Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM

No experience required. This is an entry level position. Training occurs on-site.
Physical Demands:
Requires utilization of fingers and hands, standing-remaining on one’s feet in an upright position, sitting-remaining in the normal seated position, handling-seizing, holding, grasping, lifting, pushing, pulling. Requires the ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
Working Conditions:
There is regular exposure to potential blood-borne pathogens.
All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.
Position Summary:
Perform loading and unloading of specimens on the Hamilton pipetting instruments including capping and uncapping samples, labeling aliquot tubes, pulling errors, and sorting aliquots.
Job Duties:
• Receive and sort clinical lab specimens.
• Sorts specimens into appropriate station for manual pipetting.
• Returns specimens to appropriate locations.
• Performs discard and relocation of specimen racks.
• Prepare specimens for testing and analysis
• Scan and/or data entry of specimen and patient information.
• Ensure all lab equipment is working properly and perform minor instrumentation maintenance.
• Troubleshoot any specimen related issues.
• Replenish test bench supplies as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Adheres to the standard operating procedures and safety requirements of Esoterix, CLIA, CAP and other regulatory bodies.
• Documents all quality assurance activities as necessary including preventative maintenance logs, instrument function checks, troubleshooting, and quality control to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist tasks associated with specimen management to assist CLTs and CLSs including receiving samples, uncapping / capping samples, sample storage, using company LIS to track down samples for retrieval or entering samples into the company LIS for PROCC.
• Follows any other job-related instructions and performs any other job-related duties

A Lab Assistant will be working in a high volume, production-based environment performing a vital component of clinical lab science.
Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous medical/lab or production experience is preferred.
• Comfortability with handling biological specimens.
• Ability to accurately identify specimens.
• Basic computer knowledge and data entry skills.
• High level of attention to detail with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and meet established turn-around times.
• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must pass a standardized color blindness test.
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed.
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requested by department management.
Required Education/Degree:
High School Diploma or equivalent