Laboratory Assistant

**Are you seeking a varied and interesting position? This is the opportunity for you**:

- **Experience desirable, but not essential - comprehensive training provided**:

- **Competitive remuneration ranging from $21.96 - $30.01 per hour plus an outstanding range of benefits**:

- **Full-time opportunity**

**About the Organisation**:
Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology is one of the largest pathology practices in Australia, providing comprehensive services to patients and doctors over a geographic area throughout Queensland and New South Wales and employing more than 3000 people. With many employees enjoying a 20+ year tenure, we deliver on the promise of learning and development and career progression.

Fostering a true culture of support, each Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology employee plays a role in patient care and is driven to make sure a top-quality service is provided.

**About the Opportunity**:

- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ now has an exciting opportunity for a full-time **Laboratory Assistant - Biochemistry **to work from their Bowen Hills laboratory in Brisbane.

This role will involve **sample sorting and processing in the pre-analytical area of the laboratory.**

Some of the more specific responsibilities of the position will include:

- Specimen reception and sorting;
- Preparing samples for analysis, including loading to the laboratory track automation system;
- Assisting the scientific staff with automated instruments;
- General laboratory duties as required;
- Assist with general stock management including ordering, reception, and rotation of reagents and other laboratory consumables;and
- Maintaining an organised and efficient work environment.

To be successful in this role, you'll have excellent communication and organisational skills as well as a high attention to detail to enable maximum accuracy of processing. Previous relevant laboratory experience will be highly regarded, although is not essential.

This is a perfect role for enthusiastic individuals who have a flexible approach to their work as you will be required to work rostered shifts. The rotating roster involves shifts over a 24 hour period, along with weekend shifts and public holidays when fully trained.

You will also require good keyboard skills and the ability to work as a team member in this busy department.

The high level of service provided by _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ is delivered by a dedicated staff comprising of pathologists, scientists, technicians, laboratory assistants, collection personnel, couriers, computer personnel, pathology services assistants and other support staff.

The Bowen Hills laboratory is well-situated for access to nearby public transport.

In addition, permanent employees enjoy the following benefits:

- **Fitness Passport** - staff have access to discounted gym memberships at any gym of their choice participating within the Fitness Passport agreement.
- **Physiotherapy** - Once a week.
- **Parental and Adoption Leave** - SNP staff receive 6 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave as per E.B.A.
- **Employee Assistance Program** - a free, confidential and voluntary counselling service provided as a resource to employees of _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_, as well as immediate family, with the aim of assisting with the resolution of personal and work-related problems which may affect the quality of life or work performance.
- **Private Health Insurance** - staff have access to discounted private health insurance through MBF, HCF and Medibank Private.
- **Pathology Services** - staff and their immediate family (their children, partners and parents) have access to bulk billed Pathology Services.
- **X-Ray Services** - staff and their immediate family (their children, partners and parents) have access to bulk billed X-Ray and other diagnostic imaging through Queensland X-Ray.
- **Smoke-Free Environment Policy** - All SNP premises are smoke-free. There are no designated smoking areas on _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_. For those staff wanting to use nicotine replacement therapy in quitting, management provides a level of financial assistance towards the cost of nicotine replacement patches.
- This is your chance to join a leading pathology company and enjoy outstanding benefits_