Lab Assistant - 1st shift

Talentburst,-Inc; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentburst,-Inc is seeking a Lab Assistant for the 1st shift on a 3‑month assignment in Gaithersburg, MD. The role supports laboratory professionals and contributes to production through precise routine lab tasks.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent; medical assistant training is helpful. Prior lab work experience is not required, but attention to priorities and teamwork are essential for efficiency and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Medical assistant training helpful.
• Math and science courses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sort and receive specimens.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance.
• Prepare reagents and media.
• Prepare specimens at workstations for testing (building worklists, aliquoting, checking clots).
• Perform QA/QC duties as assigned.
• Dispose of biohazardous material.
• Follow PPE requirements and safety regulations.
• Use laboratory computer systems and PCs.

Skills

Specimen handling

Instrument maintenance

Data recording

Biohazard disposal

PPE & safety compliance

Laboratory PC systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical assistant training helpful

Math and science courses preferred

Job description

Job: Lab Assistant - 1st shift
Duration: 3 Months
Shift: 9:00am-5:30pm
Location: GaithersburgMD20877

OB SUMMARY

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.

Work Experience

None required

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.

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