Lab Assistant

Lab Assistant

Location: Wood Dale, IL

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 7 months
• Pay Rate: $18.00 $20.70 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 3rd Shift Tuesday to Saturday, 7:00 PM to 3:30 AM (Central Time)
• 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

This position is responsible for performing daily laboratory activities in a precise and accurate fashion to assist the laboratory professional staff and to facilitate production. The role involves various routine laboratory functions across the department.

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
• Medical assistant training helpful
• Math and science courses preferred

Required Experience

• None required

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Overtime may be required
• Must follow all PPE requirements and safety regulations
• Exposure to biohazardous materials; decontamination of work areas required
• Exposure to radioactive materials; weekly wipe tests required

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a world-leading provider of diagnostic information services, operating at national scale across the United States with laboratory operations extending internationally. The organization serves one in three adult Americans annually and supports half of the physicians and hospitals across the country, with a workforce of nearly 50,000 employees. The company is built around a mission-driven culture centered on enriching the employee experience, expanding opportunity, and elevating belonging supported by eleven Employee Business Networks open to all employees. For laboratory scientists, logistics professionals, technologists, and business talent, this organization offers a rare combination of mission clarity, career depth, and organizational scale, with roles spanning clinical laboratory, patient services, and technical support functions.

About GTT

GTT is an NMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. GTT is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, an Alaska-based company and one of the largest Alaska Native-owned corporations. An Inc. 5000 honoree and one of SIA's Best Staffing Firms to Work For, GTT connects professionals with Fortune 500 organizations across IT, engineering, construction, utilities, life sciences, financial services, and healthcare throughout the U.S. and Canada. We're committed to diverse, inclusive workplaces and to placing people in roles where they can do their best work.

Job Number: 26-18620