What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Assistant position at Actalent?
Want to continue/jumpstart your career in the laboratory sciences/healthcare industry? Our client is one of the top ten diagnostic labs in the nation, and they are looking for a driven and career-minded individual to join their team as a Lab Assistant. This position is entry-level, so no prior experience is needed! In this role, you will be playing a crucial part in helping the nation during the current pandemic.
Description:
- Preparation of specimens for testing which meet the Laboratory's criteria.
- Performs daily maintenance and replenishes supplies and reagents as needed.
- Assists in the disposal of biohazard bags in the main laboratory into drums.
- Generates, distributes, and monitors worksheets and pending reports.
- Registers, maps, retrieves, discards specimens/paraffin blocks as needed.
- Preparation of instrument-specific or department-specific reagents and buffers as needed.
- Request and pull samples from other locations for pending tests.
- Familiar with tube types, test request and medical terminology.
- Report malfunctioning of all systems and equipment through appropriate channels.
About Actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purpose. Our scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve more. Every day, our experts around the globe are making an impact. We’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the world. Actalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous development. Our people are the difference. Actalent is an operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
