Lab Assistant

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Medical assistant training helpful. Math and science courses preferred. Work Experience: None required Special Requirements: 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. Basic Purpose: Perform various routine laboratory functions in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production. Job Requirements: 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.