Lab Assistant I: Start in a Mission-Driven Lab

SPEROS; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Laboratory Assistant I at Moffitt Cancer Center ensures proper handling and preparation of specimens for testing in clinical and anatomic pathology labs. Responsibilities include data entry, accessioning of orders, and routine specimen processing under supervision.

You will perform centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging and shipment of referral specimens, and transport to testing departments, contributing to accurate and timely diagnostics in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; additional training preferred.
• Must multi-task in a busy environment and be a team player.
• Strong oral communication, sound reasoning based on common sense, and accurate computer data entry.

Responsibilities

• Handle and prepare specimens for testing in clinical and anatomic pathology labs.
• Perform computer data entry and accessioning of orders.
• Process specimens (centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging, shipment of referral specimens) and transport to testing departments.

Skills

Oral communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

The Laboratory Assistant I at Moffitt Cancer Center ensures proper handling and preparation of specimens for testing in clinical and anatomic pathology labs. Responsibilities include data entry, accessioning of orders, and routine specimen processing under supervision.

You will perform centrifugation, aliquoting, slide preparation, packaging and shipment of referral specimens, and transport to testing departments, contributing to accurate and timely diagnostics in a fast-paced environment.