Laboratory Assistant

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

- **Supportive team environment with opportunities for career progression**

**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+ tenure, _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ delivers on the promise of learning and development and career progression.

Fostering a true culture of support, _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ maintains an open-door policy, with each employee playing a role in patient care driven to make sure a top-quality service is provided.
- Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology_ services the Brisbane metropolitan area and regional areas extending as far north as Cairns and south to Coffs Harbour.

Please note, that _Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology _is committed to ensuring a **healthy work/life balance** for all staff. The organisation's Bowen Hills premises offers easy access to public transport.

**About the Opportunity**:
We now have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our team as a Full Time or Part Time **Day Laboratory Assistant within the Sterilising Department** of our Bowen Hills laboratory. The Sterilising Department is a central cleaning and sterilisation facility for glassware and lab ware used in the various departments at the Bowen Hills Laboratory and is also responsible for assembly of a range of specimen collection kits.

Currently, the shift times are 6:00am to 2:00pm or 7:00am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday. On rare occasions some Saturday overtime maybe required.

Duties Include:

- Collection of dirty laboratory glass and plastic ware.
- Performance of relevant tasks relating to the cleaning, disinfecting and rinsing of laboratory glassware and medical instruments used in the Practice.
- Wrapping, packaging and sterilisation of cleaned items.
- Delivery of cleaned laboratory ware.
- Assembly of various specimen collection kits including assistance to Production in the Warehouse/Supply dept. as required.
- Assistance to the Microbiology department as a walking courier to take Sendaway specimens to Transport or the Courier department.
- Assistance to other Bowen Hills departments with dispensing reagents from larger to smaller volumes.

The successful applicant will have:

- Demonstrated interpersonal, and communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of a small team.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload and work methodically and efficiently, whilst adhering to occupational health and safety policies.

Prior laboratory experience is not essential but would be advantageous.

Whilst the primary role of the successful applicant will be in the Sterilising department there may be a requirement at times, depending on workload to assist in other departments on Level One. Such duties may include assisting with scanning and photocopying in the IFOBT Laboratory or assisting with various Laboratory assistant duties in the Microbiology or Molecular Pathology departments.

**About the Benefits**:
Staff members are given the chance to develop their skills through support for conference attendance and extensive in-house quality assurance programs, training and educational activities, providing an avenue for **career development and advancement.**
- **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 a