Lab Assistant

Location: Indianapolis IN

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $16.20$20.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Day/Evenings 10:30 AM 7:00 PM Monday Friday with potential Saturday or Sunday
• 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.

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.

• 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 and 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.

• 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.

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Medical assistant training helpful.
• Math and science courses preferred.

• None required.

• Overtime may be required.
• Hospital site credentialing may be required this position is located at a site that requires additional credentialing.

This client is a world-leading provider of diagnostic information services serving one in three adult Americans every year and supporting half of the physicians and hospitals across the United States with laboratory operations extending internationally. With nearly 50000 employees the organization operates at national scale while delivering the diagnostic insights that drive clinical decisions guide treatments and ultimately save lives. The companys teams include laboratory scientists logistics professionals technologists and business talent who contribute directly to patient health outcomes across clinical operational and technical functions.

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.

Job Number: 26-11550