Microbiology Lab Assistant

Trident Care; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Care is seeking a Microbiology Lab Assistant for an overnight Sunday to Wednesday shift from 8:00 PM to 6:30 AM. The position offers a pay range of $20–$22 per hour based on experience and requires a minimum of 1 year of clinical laboratory experience.

Responsibilities include instrument maintenance, inventory management, sample processing, and supporting staff in a fast-paced clinical lab environment. Training for new personnel and data entry tasks are also part of the role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical laboratory experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and interact with team members.
• Demonstrated accuracy, speed, and reliability in lab tasks.

Responsibilities

• Record daily/weekly maintenance for all instruments.
• Maintain inventory of media, reagents, and supplies.
• Prepare weekly media orders for vendors and rotate media by expiration date.
• Orient and train new or less experienced personnel; assist in troubleshooting and data entry.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

BD Kiestra InoculA

BD Bactec FX

Cepheid

Verigene

Job description

Shift: Overnight Sunday-Wednesday 8:00p- 6:30a

Pay Range- $20-22 (based on experience)

Microbiology Lab Assistant

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Equipment and Instrument:
  • Records daily, weekly maintenance of all instruments
  • BD Kiestra InoculA automation, BD Bactec FX blood culture, Cepheid, Verigene
  • Performs date back up in required laboratory instrument(s)
  • Replenishes print out paper and ribbon in printer device in the laboratory
• Materials and Supplies:
  • Maintains inventory of all media, reagents and supplies for the department.
  • Prepares weekly mediaorder for vendors
  • Rotation of media for expiration dates
• Administrative and other:
  • Orients and trains new or less experience personnel
  • Answers telephone and takes messages
  • Reviews pending report tolook for missing specimens and test results.
  • Troubleshoot for test(s) not entered in our data system.
  • Requires receiving and processing samples.

SKILLS|EXPERIENCE:

• High School Graduate or equivalent and minimum 1 year of clinical laboratory experience.
• Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment, effectively interacting with other personnel.
• Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to work closely with others on a team.
• Must possess speed, consistency and accuracy in meeting the laboratory standard of performance.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility in work environment, performing a variety of changing tasks.
• Be able to concentrate and committed to the task assigned.
• Display a high level of cognitive, interpretive or judgment skills in troubleshooting instruments.
• Have documentation of training appropriate to ensure that the individual has all the following skills and abilities:
• Proper specimen collection appropriate to the test ordered: i.e. specimen requirements for lab test(s)
• The skills required for performing basic preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of lab instruments.
• A working knowledge of reagent stability and storage
• Awareness of the factors that influence test results
• Skills required to assist the CLS in the operation of fully automated instruments.