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As a member of the Clinical Research Center (CRC) team, the Laboratory and Safety Assistant will be responsible for supporting the collection, processing, cataloging, and storage of multiple specimens in accordance with clinical research protocols and procedures. Duties will include oversight, general maintenance, and quality control of laboratory equipment, as well as inventory, ordering and maintenance of Clinical Research Center supplies.
Hours are 7:00 am-3:30 pm Monday-Friday.
As a health care organization, we have the responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
Clinical Research Center (CRC)
Safety Office
Physical requirements include the ability to
bend, squat, reach, lift and move boxes as heavy as <50 lbs.I have completed a clinical laboratory assistant program and have completed a 6-month internship in a hospital laboratory.
We, the clinical laboratory assistants, play a supporting role in testing and preparing specimens to use in a medical lab. Our responsibilities include multiple tasks including examining microscopic cells under a microscope; making use of centrifuges to segregate plasma and blood cells; and running disease detection tests using lab equipment that is automated. We, as clinical laboratory assistants, work under a clinical lab technologist. In laboratories that are non-hospital, we help with administrative tasks like responding to phone calls or greeting patients.
Core tasks: