What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Assistant position at Dean's Professional Services?
Job Description
Job Description
Dean's Professional Services is now hiring a qualified Lab Assistant to work in a Lab Facility in Houston, TX. (2nd SHift)
We are on a mission to create care that is more convenient and professional. With solutions that are value-based and patient-centered. To accomplish this, we are looking for individuals who share our sense of excellence and are ready to embrace new opportunities!
The Lab Assistant is responsible for performing various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory's professional staff and facilitate production.
Job Duties :
- 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 our 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, and slide preparation)
- Performs QA / QC duties as assigned.
- Resolves pending lists.
- Find 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
Job Requirements :
Job Details :
Dean's Professional Services is a national, award-winning staffing solutions firm. Since 1993, DPS has placed over 45,000 professionals across the nation. We work with our clients to provide placement opportunities that match your skill, experience, and personality. For more information please visit.
Salary : $17
