Group Lead, Lab Assistant

• Ensure work is being completed timely and correctly, adjust staff duties to meet business needs.
• Communicate regularly with supervisor and manager regarding issues, concerns and other department needs.
• Consult on work in progress to address concerns in absence of supervisor to ensure accuracy and timely performance.
• Assist in the training and competency testing of Lab Assistants.
• Perform all duties of a Lab Assistant:
  
  
  
  • Perform specimen receiving, labeling, handling and preparation.
  • Assist with pre-analytical preparation of specimens(e.g.,printing labels,uncap/cap specimen tubes, aliquot specimens, prepare racks, worklists, enter/scan specimens and load automated instruments).
  • Record digital temperature; notify licensed personnel if temperature is out of range.
  • Perform routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
  • Assist in preparation of chemicals, reagents and solutions.
  • Clean, organize and maintainworkarea, glassware and laboratory equipment (e.g., refrigerators, freezers and supply cabinets, as needed).
  • Assist with monitoring the department pending and overdue lists, whichincludes,searching, locating, following up and filing appropriate documentation.
  • Perform other departmental tasks such asfiling, archiving and retrieving slides/blocks, reports, requisitions/other paperwork and answering the telephone.
  • Dispose of biohazardous material.
  • Enter data in laboratory information systems (LIS).
  • Perform QA/QC duties as assigned.
  • Complete training and competency checklists as appropriate.
  • Comply with all health and safety policies, procedures and practices. Required to use personal protective equipment.
  • Other duties as assigned. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of work performed by the position.
  
  
  
  

Required WorkExperience:

One (1)to three (3) yearsfull-time experience in a technical or clinical laboratory department.

Preferred Work Experience:

Minimum of one (1) year as a Quest Lab Assistant preferred.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• The normal performance of duties may require lifting and carrying objects: Objects 1 to 10 pounds are lifted and carried frequently; objects 11 to 25 pounds are lifted and carried occasionally; objects 36 to 50 pounds are seldom lifted or carried and objects over 50 pounds are not to be lifted or carried without assistance.
• Ability to stand and work at the bench for long periods of time.
• Frequent walking and/or standing.
• May be required to use a wide variety of manual and automated pipettes and laboratory instruments and apparatuses all of whichdemand significant manual dexterity.

Knowledge:

Basic knowledge of organizational/departmental policies and procedures.

Skills:

• Must demonstrate the ability to follow a series of steps withoutconfusion or errors on an on-going basis and retain the information once learned.
• Must be detail-oriented,have the ability towork independently, establish work priorities and to handle several tasks simultaneously for maximum department efficiency.
• Communication and interpersonal skillsnecessaryto deal courteously andeffectively with supervisors, co-workers and clients.
• Ability to deal with client information in a confidential manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and Laboratory Information Systems.

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