Medical Lab Tech Program Lab Assistant

Title: Medical Lab Tech Program Lab Assistant

Agency: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Location: Richmond (City) - 760

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $30 - $35/hour

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Reynolds is one of the largest community colleges in Virginia and serves Virginia’s capital city and five nearby counties. Annually, our four campus sites serve approximately 13,000 credit students and provide training for 7,400 students through the Community College Workforce Alliance. Reynolds is committed to hiring and retaining a racially diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization who reflect the demographics of our students.

We also believe in providing an ongoing investment in our faculty and staff to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our student population.

The Skills Laboratory Assistant supports the Medical Laboratory Technology Program by assisting with laboratory preparation, equipment maintenance, inventory management, and operational support of instructional laboratory activities. This position helps ensure a safe, organized, and effective learning environment for students by maintaining laboratory readiness, supporting faculty laboratory instruction, and coordinating routine maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies.

• Prepare laboratory classrooms and workstations for student laboratory exercises according to faculty instructions.
• Set up, organize, and distribute laboratory materials, reagents, specimens, consumables, and supplies before scheduled laboratory sessions.
• Clean and restore laboratory work areas following instructional activities.
• Assist in maintaining a safe laboratory environment in accordance with college policies, OSHA guidelines, and laboratory safety procedures.
• Support faculty during laboratory sessions by addressing routine equipment and supply needs.

• Perform routine operational checks, cleaning, calibration verification, and preventive maintenance activities on laboratory equipment as directed.
• Maintain maintenance records, equipment logs, service documentation, and inventory records.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and service requests with vendors, biomedical equipment technicians, or college facilities personnel.
• Monitor equipment functionality and report malfunctions or safety concerns to faculty and program administration.

• Maintain laboratory inventory of supplies, consumables, reagents, and instructional materials.
• Monitor stock levels and notify program leadership regarding reorder needs.
• Assist with receiving, unpacking, labeling, storing, and organizing laboratory supplies and equipment.
• Properly dispose of laboratory waste in accordance with safety regulations and institutional procedures.

• Provide hands-on support to students in the development and practice of essential medical laboratory skills, reinforcing techniques introduced by faculty in laboratory and clinical coursework.
• Assist students during scheduled skills practice sessions, open laboratory hours, and skills remediation activities.
• Support student competency development in foundational laboratory procedures, including:
  • Phlebotomy and specimen collection techniques
  • Proper microscope operation, care, focusing, and slide examination
  • Accurate pipetting and measurement techniques
  • Specimen handling, labeling, and processing procedures
  • Basic laboratory safety and infection control practices
  • Quality control and quality assurance procedures
  • Preparation and use of common laboratory equipment and instrumentation

• Maintain records related to laboratory inventory,…