Clinical Lab Assistant - Specimen Prep & Analytical Support

Diagnostic-Laboratories-; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Diagnostic-Laboratories- is seeking a full-time, on-site Laboratory Assistant to assist in analytical automated testing. Starting pay is $20 per hour, with consideration for experience and location up to $21.50 per hour.

Duties include handling potentially infectious materials, asepsis practices, preparing bar coded specimens for Chemistry, Hematology and Urine Analyzers, and assisting the CLS with analyzer operation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the performance of the analytical automated laboratory testing.
• Follows procedures for handling potentially infectious materials.
• Follows strict procedures of asepsis and antisepsis in the performance of duties.
• Prepare bar coded specimens for the Chemistry, Hematology and Urine Analyzers.
• Assist the CLS in the operation of the analyzer(s) assigned.
• Centrifuge and label urine samples and blood samples.
• Logging specimens received in the laboratory by checking the type of specimen(s) received versus the test(s) ordered.
• Stores or discards specimens for future reference as appropriate.
• Set up primary Bacteriological cultures.

Job description

Diagnostic-Laboratories- is seeking a full-time, on-site Laboratory Assistant to assist in analytical automated testing. Starting pay is $20 per hour, with consideration for experience and location up to $21.50 per hour.

Duties include handling potentially infectious materials, asepsis practices, preparing bar coded specimens for Chemistry, Hematology and Urine Analyzers, and assisting the CLS with analyzer operation.