Lab Assistant - 3rd shift

Job Title:
Job Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Job Duration: 3-4 Months (Possibilities of Extension)
Shift: Tue to Sat 12:00am to 8:30am with rotating Sun 12:00am to 8:30am
 
Pay rate: $23/hr on W2

Job Description:
Basic Purpose: Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production.
 
Job Requirements:

• Sorting, and receiving specimens in the department.
• Performs routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
• Performs laboratory tasks of centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data (temperature charts) specimen storage and retrieval.
• Preparing reagents and media in the department.
• Preparing specimens at workstations for testing. (Including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, slide preparation)
• Performs QA/QC duties as assigned.
• Resolves pending lists.
• Find missing samples.
• Decontaminates work areas.
• Performs weekly radioactive wipe tests.
• Maintains files for department records.
• Changes gas cylinders.
• Follows all PPE requirements and all safety regulations.
• Uses the laboratory computer system as well as operates PCs.
• Dispose of biohazardous material.
• Completes training and competency checklists as appropriate.
• This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of the work performed by this position.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical assistant training helpful.
• Math and science courses preferred