Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Lab Assistant
Job Location: Evansville, IN
Job Duration: 3+ Months (Possibility of Extension)
Shift: 6:00 am-2:30 pm Mon - Fri with rotating weekends and holidays
Job Summary
The Laboratory Assistant performs routine laboratory tasks with precision and accuracy to support laboratory professionals and ensure efficient workflow and production.
This role involves specimen handling, basic equipment maintenance, and general lab support duties.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive, sort, and process incoming specimens.
- Perform routine maintenance on laboratory equipment.
- Centrifuge specimens and prepare them for testing.
- Print labels, record data (e.g., temperature logs), and manage specimen storage and retrieval.
- Prepare reagents and media as required.
- Set up specimens at workstations, including:
- Building worklists
- Aliquoting specimens into sample containers
- Checking for clots or fibrin
- Performing inoculation and slide preparation
- Carry out assigned Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) tasks.
- Resolve pending worklists and locate missing samples.
- Maintain cleanliness by decontaminating work areas.
- Perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
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