Histology Lab Assistant

BASIC SUMMARY:

Perform basic laboratory support tasks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in data recording.
• Ensure the laboratory is clean and orderly.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), Health & Safety standards and department policies/procedures in the performance of all duties.
• Receive, label and store laboratory supplies.
• Perform basic histology support procedures (documentation, solution preparation, labeling of cassettes, slides, and tissue bags, staining of slides with hematoxylin & eosin, etc.)
• Assist with setup and maintenance of paraffin tissue processors.
• Assist in ordering supplies.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) required.
• Experience: None.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: None.
• Other: Must be able to perform effectively as a team member, accurately record data, follow verbal and written instructions, maintain a positive work atmosphere, communicate effectively, and interact in a professional manner with management, coworkers, and sponsors. Experience with computer software programs is preferred.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or animals.
• Must be able to perform laboratory procedures, which require, talking, hearing, standing or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works in a research laboratory environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles, working at noise levels ranging from quiet to moderately noisy.
  
  

COMMENTS:

• May occasionally work weekend/holidays and/or rotating on-call schedule.
  
  

All employees are required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities of their position.

• The essential duties and responsibilities listed above are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.