Website GTT, LLC
GTT, LLC
Company : GTT, LLC
Lab Assistant
Location: Clifton, NJ
Onsite Flexibility: Onsite
Contract Details
- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 4 months
- Shift / Schedule: 10:00 PM 6:30 AM
- Pay Rate: $17.20 $22.00 / Hour (USD)
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Job Summary
Perform the daily activities as described below. The basic purpose of this role is to perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production.
Key Responsibilities
- 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/or 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, slide preparation)
- Performs QA/QC duties as assigned
- Resolves pending lists
- Finds 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
Required Skills
- Must have the ability to establish work priorities and to handle several tasks for maximum workstation efficiency
- Must be able to retain information once learned
- Must interact with other coworkers, internal and external customers with courtesy and respect
Education Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent (required)
- Medical assistant training (helpful)
- Math and science courses (preferred)
Required Experience
- None required
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
- Must follow all PPE requirements and all safety regulations
- Overtime expected
Benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund
About the Client
Global leader in diagnostic information services empowering healthier lives.
About GTT
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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