Laboratory Assistant

GI Alliance
Waukegan, IL
Description

Company Conformance Statements

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

  • Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
  • Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
  • Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  • Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Position purpose

The Laboratory Assistant is responsible for assisting staff with answering telephone calls, daily maintenance, miscellaneous administrative duties, data entry and filing.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Ensure proper accessioning and labeling of all tissue samples
  • Process paperwork associated with accessioning and reporting
  • Prepare reagents for tissue processing and routine slide staining, under direct supervision
  • Perform routine H&E staining either manually or automated
  • Distributing slides to pathologists
  • File blocks and slides
  • Filing paperwork
  • Discarding specimen containers
  • Specimen pickup(s) as needed
  • Perform cover slipping of stained slides either manually or automated
  • Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment
  • Responsible for all assigned clerical duties associated with the Pathology laboratory
  • Ensure all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met
  • Ensure compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations
  • Maintain a clean and well-organized work area
  • Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Education: High school diploma or GED required. Associate of Science preferred

Experience: One (1) year experience in laboratory setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications: N/A

Performance Requirements

  • Must be reliable
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Ability to pay close attention to detail
  • Ability to compile data
  • Ability to follow instructions/procedures
  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers
  • Ability to perform work activities in a team environment with open communication.
  • Ability to maintain attention to detail and concentrate for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to function in a fast-paced environment while under substantial time pressures and still maintain quality patient care
  • Proficient technical (computer) skills with keyboarding.
  • Strong multi-tasking ability in a fast-paced environment
  • Self-motivated with initiative.
  • Strong sense of ethics.

Physical Requirements

  • Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time.
  • Use of hands to finger, handle, feel objects, tools or controls.
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Occasionally climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • Constantly talk, hear and smell.
  • Frequently lift 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move 25 to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Equipment Operated

This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Also, laboratory equipment is used daily.

Work Environment

This job operates in professional laboratory environments. Frequent exposure to toxic/caustic chemicals, moving/mechanical parts, sharp objects, blood or body fluids, communicable diseases, computer monitors, repetitive motions. Local travel in the region may be required to another location as needed.
Posted 2025-08-30

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