Laboratory Assistant

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

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

- **Competitive remuneration circa $26.54 to $33.45 per hour, plus an outstanding range of benefits**

**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.
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ services the Brisbane metropolitan area and regional areas extending as far north as Cairns and south to Coffs Harbour.

**About the Opportunity**:

- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ has exciting opportunities for a full-time (working 75 hours per fortnight) **Laboratory Assistant **to work from their Greenslopes Private Hospital laboratory in Brisbane.

The work 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 data entry;
- Preparing samples for analysis;
- Assisting the scientific staff with automated instruments;
- General laboratory duties as required;
- Assisting in the internal courier where required; and
- Assisting with phone enquiries.

To be successful in this role, you'll have excellent communication and organisational skills as well as high attention to detail to enable maximum accuracy of processing. A strong commitment to laboratory turnaround times is essential, with previous relevant laboratory experience highly regarded.

This is a perfect role for an enthusiastic individual who has 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.

**About the Benefits**:
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 Greenslopes laboratory premises offers **easy access to car parking.

In addition, permanent employees enjoy the following benefits:

- **Parental and Adoption Leave** - SNP staff receive 6 weeks of paid maternity and adoption leave as per E.B.A.
- **Staff Services Committee** - provides functions and events for staff, fully funded by the Practice
- **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 their parents) have access to bulk-billed Pathology Services
- **X-Ray Services** - staff and their immediate family (their children, partners and their parents) have access to bulk billed X-Ray and other diagnostic imaging through Queensland X-Ray
- **Smoke-Free Workplace** - 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_