Clinical Laboratory Technician; Per diem

Responsibilities

• Responsible for following protocol guidelines for the preparation, collection, transfer, and storage of all specimens.
• Monitor proper study sample collection and ensure study data is collected to a high quality in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
• Ensure subject safety at all times.

• Review and understand study protocols and laboratory sample handling/processing requirements prior to initiation of study.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of work space.
• Place samples in a rack in numerical order by subject number for transfer into previously prepared and labeled storage vials.
• Centrifuge blood samples according to the speed and duration of time as requested by the protocol.
• Compare collection tube and storage vial, ensuring that both tube and vial are correct, and pipette plasma or serum into the correct storage vial prior to freezing or further processing.
• Document the time samples were placed in the centrifuge, the transfer of each specimen to a freezer vial and the time the samples were placed in the freezer onto the appropriate Laboratory Sample Processing Record or in an electronic sample tracking system following GCP and GDP.
• Verify that all biohazardous materials are disposed of in the appropriate biohazard container and/or box, and that they are properly labeled and placed in the bio hazardous waste transport container for pickup.
• Monitor laboratory fridges, freezers and centrifuges, document temperature readings and confirm operating status and settings of the lab equipment as directed.
• Cleans work surface areas and laboratory equipment as directed.
• Assist in taking inventory of lab supplies and maintaining adequate supplies for each study.
• Assist in the review of protocol specimen processing requirements, and identifying the quantity and availability of supplies needed to accomplish specimen collection.
• Assist in transferring and labeling all study documents in soft binders for archival per relevant SOPs.
• Assist in any other duties as assigned.
• Assist in verifying that the lab requisitions for specimens sent to the outside lab contains the correct test(s), date and time of collection and other specimen identifiers (subject numbers, etc).
• Assist in generating manifest for biological sample shipments, performing check of samples against the Shipping Manifest and the Freezer Inventory/Shipping Record and assist the Senior Clinical Laboratory Technician during the entire shipment process as directed.
• Assist in QC of all laboratory documents filed in Study Binder once the study is concluded.

• Very high concentration of work.
• Strict and tight deadlines.
• Having to juggle a range of tasks/issues simultaneously.
• Working in a hazardous environment with high requirement to follow safety procedures.
• Working outside normal working hours.
• Needing to respond to client demands.

• High school diploma.
• Phlebotomist certificate preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in laboratory procedures.
• Must be able to separate plasma and operate laboratory centrifuges.
• Working knowledge of State of Florida OSHA guidelines.
• Thorough in task completion – attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified.

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