Lab Assistant - NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!

Job Description

The Forensic Laboratory Assistant works in a fast-paced, production-type environment performing a vital component of medical laboratory science. This role involves receiving on-the-job training for the pre-analytical processing of medical samples.

Responsibilities

• Meet couriers at the door to receive samples from all over the USA and internationally and start the tracking process.
• Verify all samples arrived (manually or through data system for larger shipments), inspect for any damage, remove and dispose of packaging, and move samples down the line for entry.
• Operate out of multiple computer software systems and remember which software applies to different samples.
• Verify names on samples match requisitions.
• Handle mostly urine samples with some samples including blood, serum, plasma, and body fluid.
• After entry into systems, create labels and label samples.
• Sometimes required to aliquot samples from one into two samples, centrifuge, or freeze samples to stabilize if needed.
• Team processes 5,000-11,000 samples a day.
• Manage workflow of maintenance of samples after 3/6/12 months in walk-in refrigerators and freezers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Preference towards a bachelor's degree in science, but open to other backgrounds such as banking, serving, and customer service