Laboratory Assistant

Laboratory Assistant

**Job reference**: #7828**Brand**:Dorevitch Pathology**Location**: 53 Glenvale Crescent, Mulgrave VIC 3170 (ASAP Laboratory)**Work type**: Casual (Casual) hours per week**Schedule**: 6 days a week, multiskilled rotating roster**About**
**us**
- Dorevitch Pathology is part of Healius Limited, one of Australia's leading healthcare companies, Healius is synonymous with quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for all Australians. It has an expansive network of pathology laboratories, collection centres and diagnostic imaging centres. Through this footprint and its 10,500+ people, Healius provides specialty diagnostic services to consumers and their referring practitioners. Healius provides quality healthcare services that are easily accessible and cost efficient, while supporting the coordination and continuity of quality patient care.ASAP Laboratory services the veterinary market by offering a very special pathology service, one that focuses on their requirements and is willing to listen and react. Our difference is our unique mixture of highly qualified people and our client-oriented approach. We have a combined experience of over 120 years in veterinary pathology with names most of you already know and trust. Combined with clinical experience in both general and referral practice, we have created a perfect team that really understands your needs.**About the role**
- Based at the ASAP Veterinary Laboratory in Mulgrave, we are seeking a laboratory assistant to join our dynamic team in our specialised veterinary testing department in a casual capacity.
- This role will work in our Specimen reception, Biochemistry, Haematology, Microbiology and Histology departments
- Reporting to the Specimen Reception Team Leader, your duties will include sorting, processing, loading lab instruments, and data entry. Other tasks may include answering phone calls, troubleshooting and equipment maintenance within all departments of the lab

**Key Responsibilities**
- Data entry, sorting, processing, and accessioning of pathology specimens
- Packaging and sending of pathology specimens to referral laboratories, as per IATA requirements
- Participate in the rostered operation of laboratory equipment
- Collaborate with the scientific team to support test analysis
- Perform equipment maintenance and pipette calibration as required
- Specimen handling and processing including: receipt, triage and sorting of specimens, coding, pre-analytical processing, loading/unloading onto instruments (track), registration and data entry, and specimen transport to work areas
- Accession of work area related information via computers (i.e printing print worklists, look up of previous specimens received).
- Participation in trouble shooting and telephone enquiry functions (Duty CSR)
- Administration tasks including addressing enquiries, photocopying and filing as well as general laboratory sorting and filing. Assistance with internal courier functions and performance of courier runs**About you**
- To be considered for this position, you will need to have a great blend of skills, including:
- Previous laboratory experience is desirable
- Qualification in laboratory techniques or pathology/general science-related field
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative team with mínimal supervision
- You will thrive in a busy environment and can work in a fast-paced, multi-skilled laboratory
- Commitment towards good customer service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Previous experience working in a Pathology
- Able to work on rotating roster including Saturdays
- .**Employee benefits and wellbeing**
- Access to a marketplace of exclusive discounts and vouchers from leading Australian and online retailers.
- An e-learning platform with access to a library of courses and learning paths.
- An Employee Assistance Program dedicated to employee health and wellbeing provided by professional coaches.
- Corporate health insurance discounts, banking benefits and novated leasing consultations.

**How to apply**Right to work, background checks and clearances**
You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to work. The selection process may include relevant background and clearance checks to assist in determining your suitability for the role.**Vaccination requirements**
As per the Healius Group COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, Dorevitch Pathology is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. To support this, we require all employees to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate.**Our commitment to diversity and inclusion**
- Dorevitch Pathology is an equal opport