Lab Assistant
Pride Health
Miramar, FLFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Pride Health is hiring a Lab Assistant to support a healthcare facility.
- Location: Miramar, FL 33025
- Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 1:30 AM - 10:00 AM with rotating weekends
- Job Type: Local Contract
- Contract Length: 5 to 6 Months + Extension
- Pay Range: $20.80/hr
Key Responsibilities
- Perform daily laboratory activities.
- Sort and receive specimens in the department.
- Perform routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
- Centrifuge specimens, print extra labels, record data (temperature charts), and manage specimen storage and retrieval.
- Prepare reagents and/or media.
- Prepare specimens at workstations for testing, including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, and slide preparation.
- Perform QA/QC duties as assigned.
- Resolve pending lists.
- Locate missing samples.
- Decontaminate work areas.
- Perform weekly radioactive wipe tests.
- Maintain department records.
- Change gas cylinders.
- Follow all PPE requirements and safety regulations.
- Use the laboratory computer system and operate PCs.
- Dispose of biohazardous material.
- Complete training and competency checklists.
Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Medical assistant training helpful.
- Math and science courses preferred.
- Work Experience: None required.
- Special Requirements:
- Ability to establish work priorities and handle multiple tasks for maximum workstation efficiency.
- Ability to retain information.
- Ability to interact with coworkers and customers with courtesy and respect.
Tech Stack
- Laboratory computer system
- PCs