Lab Assistant I: Specimen Handling & Data Entry

CO1000 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Laboratory Assistant I at Moffitt Cancer Center is responsible for ensuring proper handling of all specimens received in the clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories and preparation of these specimens for testing.

Duties include computer data entry and accessioning of orders, and also specimen processing tasks, including centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging, shipment of referral laboratory specimens, and transport and delivery of specimens to the testing departments.

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task in a busy, disruptive environment.
• Must be a team player, adaptable to change at a moment's notice.
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail required.
• Must possess strong oral communications skills and sound reasoning capability based on common sense logic.
• Must demonstrate competent computer data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle specimens received in clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories and prepare them for testing.
• Perform computer data entry and accessioning of orders.
• Process specimens including centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging, and shipment of referral laboratory specimens.
• Transport and deliver specimens to the testing departments under supervision.

Skills

Computer data entry

Attention to detail

Oral communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

The Laboratory Assistant I at Moffitt Cancer Center is responsible for ensuring proper handling of all specimens received in the clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories and preparation of these specimens for testing.

Duties include computer data entry and accessioning of orders, and also specimen processing tasks, including centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging, shipment of referral laboratory specimens, and transport and delivery of specimens to the testing departments.