TalentBurst

Technical Lab - Lab Assistant


Pay$16.20 - $20.00 / hour
LocationIndianapolis/Indiana
Employment typeContract

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 25-28049
      Job: Lab Assistant
      Location: Indianapolis, IN
      Duration: 6 Months
      Shift/Time Zone: Mon-Fri :11AM-7:30PM with rotating weekends


      Job Description:
      • Perform the daily activities as described below.
      • 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 or 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.
      • Finds 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.
      • Disposes 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.

      Special Requirements:
      • Must have the ability to establish work priorities and to handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
      • Must be able to retain information once learned.
      • Must interact with other coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.
      • Key Word Search: laboratory, medical

  • About the company

      Founded in 2002, TalentBurst is the national leader staffing supplier to large MSP contingent workforce programs. Through our 4 delivery centers in Boston, San Francisco, Miami and Gurgaon, India we support 90 Fortune 500 customers every week filling I...