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Laboratory Assistant, Environmental Bacteriology – BC Centre for Disease Control – Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services Jobs in Vancouver, British Columbia at PHSA
Laboratory Assistant, Environmental Bacteriology – BC Centre for Disease Control
Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services
Vancouver, BC
The Laboratory Assistant, BCCDC performs general laboratory procedures and clerical functions such as accessioning specimens, preparing specimens for testing, preparing culture media and stock solutions, data entry, receiving and relaying phone messages, producing labels, and sorting and distributing mail.
What you’ll do
Receive incoming specimens and requisitions and checks for accuracy and completeness of information such a personal health number, name, date of birth and tests required, assigns laboratory numbers, and assembles into work batches for testing. Contact clients for missing information and makes necessary corrections.
Prepare specimens for testing by performing duties such as staining slides, performing concentration procedures, choosing appropriate primary culture media, inoculating to various media, and placing in incubators in accordance with established procedures.
Prepare culture media and stock solutions by performing duties such as weighing dehydrated media and chemicals, dissolving in water or other solvents, measuring PH and adjusting as required, dispensing media, and sterilizing by filtration or autoclaving.
Monitor supplies and equipment, take inventories, consult with users, identify requirements, prepare order requisitions for signature, and maintain related stock control records. Liaise with supervisor regarding problems with inventory and related systems.
Receive and check orders, verify accuracy of invoices, stock shelves, check stored media/chemicals/reagents for proper storage and dating, and distributes supplies. Contact suppliers to obtain information and to resolve discrepancies.
Perform administrative support duties such as producing labels, inputting data into computer programs, maintaining patient and specimen information, receiving and relaying phone messages, providing direction to clients and visitors, completing forms, compiling information and statistics, packaging items for shipping, and sorting and distributing mail.
Maintain laboratory equipment, such as refrigerators, freezers, centrifuges autostainers, coverslippers and testing equipment as directed by performing duties such as cleaning, and temperature recording. Perform maintenance procedures according to established procedures. Recognize malfunctions in equipment and reports these to the lead hand or designate.
Maintain daily cleaning and disinfection of work areas and equipment according to established schedule and procedure by performing duties such as: preparing fresh disinfectant solutions; wiping bench tops and equipment following established procedures; cleaning centrifuges and testing and maintaining the section safety eyewash and shower according to established weekly and monthly procedures. Perform waste management duties as per standard operating procedures.
What you bring
Qualifications
Completion of Grade 12, successful completion of a recognized Lab Assistant training program plus one year’s recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
You will also have
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Ability to deal with others effectively
Ability to organize work
Ability to operate keyboard, perform data entry, use word processing and email
Ability to type 25 wpm
Ability to work inde…
Title: Laboratory Assistant, Environmental Bacteriology – BC Centre for Disease Control – Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services
Company: PHSA
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
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