Lab Assistant

Position Summary:

Performs non-technical procedures in support of the testing process

Essential Job Duties:

• Monitors daily temperatures of freezers, refrigerators, water baths and incubators. Reports out of specification values to appropriate individuals.
• Monitors safety equipment, such as eyewashes, fume hoods, and safety showers. Reports out of specification observations to the Safety Officer.
• Performs periodic maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment and instruments.
• Cleans durable laboratory equipment and glassware as directed. Prepares tubes and glassware for use in assays and reagent preparation.
• Monitors testing areas for radiation, swipes areas as directed and reports abnormal readings to management. If necessary, decontaminates areas under the direction of the Radiation Safety Officer.
• Prepares reagents, solvents, and other items to be used in assays.
• Retrieves and removes hazardous waste materials including biohazardous, flammable, toxic, corrosive, and radioactive wastes.
• Assists with stocking and organizing supplies and communicates needs to management.
• Provides general clean-up for the laboratories including changing absorbent paper, filling towel and soap dispensers, cleaning refrigerators and freezers, sweeping walk-ins and vacuuming filters.
• Performs sample management tasks such as volumization, labeling, storage, and preparation for disposal. Assists in locating missing samples.
• Adheres to the standard operating procedures and safety requirements of Esoterix, CLIA, CAP and other regulatory bodies.
• Documents all quality assurance activities as necessary including preventative maintenance logs, instrument function checks, troubleshooting, and quality control to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Follows any other job-related instructions and performs any other job related duties requested by department management.

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