Microbiology Lab Assistant
TridentCare
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- Pay
- $20 to $22
- an hour
- Location
- Carrollton, TX
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 6
- 14 days ago
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About the company
TridentCare
Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Maintain laboratory instruments, supplies and media; support instrument operations and troubleshoot issues.
- Receive and process samples, review pending reports, address missing results, and orient and train personnel.
What you need
- Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 1 year of clinical laboratory experience.
- Must demonstrate specimen collection, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, and knowledge of reagent stability and factors influencing test results.
- Education: a high school diploma
Key skills
Clinical laboratory experienceTroubleshooting of lab instrumentsPreventive maintenanceSpecimen collectionReagent stability and storageFully automated instrumentsStrong interpersonal skillsSpeed, consistency and accuracyFlexibility
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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 media order 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 to look for missing specimens and test results.
Troubleshoot for test(s) not entered in our data system.
Requires receiving and processing samples.
SKILLS|EXPERIENCE:
o High School Graduate or equivalent and minimum 1 year of clinical laboratory experience.
o Must have the ability to work in a fast paced environment, effectively interacting with other personnel.
o Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to work closely with others on a team.
o Must possess speed, consistency and accuracy in meeting the laboratory standard of performance.
o Ability to demonstrate flexibility in work environment, performing a variety of changing tasks.
o Be able to concentrate and committed to the task assigned.
o Display a high level of cognitive, interpretive or judgment skills in troubleshooting instruments.
o 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.