Essential Functions:
• Receive samples and/or slides
• Record equipment maintenance to ensure proper operation of equipment. Maintain and update log sheets and prepare paper requisitions for shipment or storage
• Report and handle basic facility issues with bioengineering and engineering including: electrical, plumbing, safety, and others as applicable
• Collect sharp container, Chemical and Biohazard waste. Keep satellite and main accumulation station clean and organized. Keep a clean and well organized work area
• Label slides, file and retrieve Cytogenetics and Molecular labs fixed pellet, slides, patient folder all other material
• Perform any other laboratory related tasks and functions as department requires under the direction of a supervisor and/or lab director
• Monitor supplies stocks. Receive, date and store supplies as per defined guidelines. Monitor supplies in each work station and refill as needed
• Organizing/ storage and retrieval of Cytogenetic specimens until discarding
• Daily maintenance and cleaning of the all work stations in Cytogenetics and Molecular lab areas in accordance with Infection Control guidelines
• Clerical duties in the Cytogenetics and Molecular labs. Perform order entry and update in the LIS. Keep logs, prepare paper requisitions for shipment or storage
• Operate washing and drying machines, autoclave
• Conform to all infection controls procedures
• Answer phone calls, provide information, answer basic questions, or recognize who to transfer the issue to, if applicable