Med Laboratory Assistant

1 week ago

Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Austin Health Full time
Full time, permanent

  • Located at Austin Health (Heidelberg)


Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide.

We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.


About Microbiology
Austin Health Microbiology Department uses state-of-the-art automation to efficiently deliver high quality results.

About the role:

This position requires an appropriately applicant with laboratory skills and preferably relevant experience in a diagnostic medical microbiology laboratory.

Duties may inlcude specimen processing, preparing media and reagents/stains, processing/staining microscopy smears, performing simple laboratory tests and quality control activities.

The position also involves managing consumables, maintaining inventory documentation and preparing glassware and equipment for reuse. Experience with use of various automation (including Kiestra WCA, Bactec FX, Atellica urine analysis) is desirable.

About you:

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to support our expanding team.

Ideally, you'll have:

  • Good communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Ability to work effectively unsupervised
  • Good organisational skills and strong work ethic
  • Demonstrable time management skills with an ability to prioritise

Our benefits:

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.

Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

  • Generous salary packaging with a tax free threshold of $29,860 to increase your takehome pay
  • A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities
  • Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Inclusion at Austin:

Work with us

Selection Criteria
Essential:
Basic laboratory skills

Essential:
Good communication skills (verbal and written), and capable of working effectively, independently and within a laboratory team

Essential:
Demonstrable time management with an ability to prioritise

Desirable:
Knowledge of principles of laboratory Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology & Infection Control. with an understanding of simple laboratory tests and quality control activities

Desirable:
Experience working in a microbiology laboratory including media preparation

Desirable:
Experience with laboratory automation (Kiestra WCA, Bactec FX, Atellica Urine analysis)

Desirable:
Competent in use of computer software (Auslab Laboratory Information System, MS Office 365

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