Laboratory Assistant

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Laboratory Assistant – ASAP Laboratory

• Part-time (30-38 hours) permanent position based in Mulgrave, Victoria
• We are one of Australia’s leading healthcare companies
• 30 -38 hours per week on a rotating roster & parking available onsite!

At Healius, we are proud to be one of Australia’s leading healthcare companies. We care about providing high-quality, easily accessible, and affordable healthcare services, including diagnostic imaging and pathology, to our patients and their referring practitioners across the country. To support this, we have introduced a Vaccination Policy that requires all our employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to limited medical exemptions. Our diverse team of more than 10,500 healthcare professionals are passionate about applying their knowledge and expertise to deliver world-class health services to the people in our communities.

ASAP Laboratory services the veterinary market by offering a very special pathology service, one that focuses on their requirements and is willing to listen and react. Our difference is our unique mixture of highly qualified people and our client-oriented approach. We have a combined experience of over 120 years in veterinary pathology with names most of you already know and trust. Combined with clinical experience in both general and referral practice, we have created a perfect team that really understands your needs.

About the Role

Based at the ASAP Veterinary Laboratory in Mulgrave, we are seeking a laboratory assistant to join our dynamic team in our specialised genetic testing department in a Parttime to Fulltime capacity.

Reporting to the Specimen Reception Team Leader, your duties will include sorting, processing, and accessioning pathology specimens, and data entry. Other tasks may include operating laboratory equipment for DNA extraction and non-invasive prenatal screening test setup, equipment maintenance and pipette calibration.

Key Responsibilities

• Data entry, sorting, processing, and accessioning of pathology specimens
• Packaging and sending of pathology specimens to referral laboratories, as per IATA requirements
• Participate in the rostered operation of laboratory equipment
• Collaborate with the scientific team to support test analysis
• Perform equipment maintenance and pipette calibration as required
• Specimen handling and processing including: receipt, triage and sorting of specimens, coding, pre-analytical processing, loading/unloading onto instruments (track), registration and data entry, and specimen transport to work areas
• Accession of work area related information via computers (i.e printing print worklists, look up of previous specimens received).
• Participation in trouble shooting and telephone enquiry functions (Duty CSR)
• Administration tasks including addressing enquiries, photocopying and filing as well as general laboratory sorting and filing.
• Assistance with internal courier functions and performance of courier runs

About you:

• Previous laboratory experience is desirable
• Qualification in laboratory techniques or pathology/general science-related field
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team with minimal supervision
• You will thrive in a busy environment and can work in a fast-paced, multi-skilled laboratory
• Commitment towards good customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Previous experience working in a Pathology
• Able to work on rotating roster including Saturdays

All appointments are made subject to the successful applicant having full immunity against Hepatitis B and COVID-19, providing evidence of such and a current satisfactory National Police Certificate.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role and we sound like the type of culture you would like to be part of, please click on “apply for this job”

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