Lab Technician Part-Time (Per Diem)

Medical Education & Research Institute; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A non-profit organization in Memphis is seeking a part-time Lab Technician to assist in clinical operations and support educational lab courses. This role is ideal for energetic individuals interested in gaining experience in a dynamic medical environment. Responsibilities include preparing lab spaces, supporting training courses, and operating essential lab equipment. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and relevant skills in communication and organization.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position with high school diploma required.
• No prior lab experience needed but familiarity with surgical environments preferred.
• Ability to fulfill essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service support for training labs.
• Assist with preparation of lab spaces for medical training.
• Operate lab equipment and ensure cleanliness of facilities.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Ability to read instructions

Basic math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Medical Education & Research Institute (MERI) is a non-profit organization which supports the advancement of medicine by providing bio-skills lab environments essential to medical and surgical training for healthcare professionals.

Our central U.S. location in Memphis, TN as well as our mobile support ability allow us to facilitate state-of-the-art, hands-on training and educational events for physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals from across the country and around the world. Our unique ability to coordinate all aspects of medical training is made possible in part by our exclusive partnership with the Genesis Legacy Whole Body Donation Foundation.

In order to better accommodate training in the evolving medical industry, we are currently expanding our Lab/Clinical team. We are seeking adventurous and energetic individuals interested in an exciting opportunity to work with the MERI clinical team to support leading healthcare professionals and innovators on the cutting edge of medical science.

As a part-time Lab Technician, your role is to perform various functions involved with daily clinical operations of the Lab dept by providing support for educational lab courses as needed.

This position reports directly to the Lab Manager and works closely with our clinical staff and sponsors.

Essential Job Functions

(This is a summary list and not all inclusive of the job description.)

• Provide customer service support to assist sponsors in meeting the needs of the sponsors and learners during human cadaveric specimen and animal specimen training labs
• Assist with the preparation of lab spaces for medical training courses with proper instrumentation, equipment, and tissue as directed
• Ensure proper setup and operation of any equipment required for lab event as directed
• Operate various lab equipment such as C-arm x-ray during course delivery as directed
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of equipment and instrumentation used in lab training
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned
  
  

Education

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

• No prior clinical/lab work experience required but some familiarity with surgical/operating room environment preferred
  
  

Skills

• Ability to read and understand documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to use common sense understanding in order to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few known variables in situations of a routine nature.
• Ability to fulfill all essential job functions as listed with or without reasonable accommodations.
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

SCHEDULE

This is a part-time (Per Diem) position with no set work schedule. Scheduling is determined by your availability to work with us and the needs of the department. Your availability to work when needed is key to success in this role. Normal operation hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. There may be some scheduling outside of these times including mornings, evenings, weekends, but generally less than 30 hours total per week.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Biotechnology

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