Research Laboratory Assistant

                    

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Job Title

Research Laboratory Assistant

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

LRI Genomic Medicine Institute-Research Innov and Educ

                      

Job Code

C10000

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Lerner Research Institute embodies Cleveland Clinic’s values of research, innovation and education by conducting leading-edge research that improves the lives of patients today and in the future. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career. 

Innovative and groundbreaking discoveries happen every day at Cleveland Clinic. Each member of our team contributes to our mission of caring for life, researching health and educating those who serve. As a Research Laboratory Assistant, you will help facilitate this vision by performing a variety of activities, functioning as a key support to operations and research customers. In this role, you will also collect and process samples for the CC Brain Study, while storing samples and assisting with day-to-day lab help. This position is an excellent entry into Research within an exciting, ever-evolving healthcare setting. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform various procedures or SOPs to carefully operate and conduct maintenance of core equipment.  

• Notify senior personnel or supervisor of equipment malfunction or other issues that need immediate attention.  

• Collect and process samples.

• Perform quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs.  

• Assist with collecting, receiving, processing, transporting, or storing supplies from various labs. 

• Put together kits (blood draw, microbiome kits, etc.) for lab assistance.

• Receive/answer and process departmental communications through iLab ordering system, email, phone and/or voicemail or other method.  

• Perform appropriate cleaning procedures for specific areas and maintain adequate stock of supplies as needed. 

• Complete three months of on-the-job training to learn department laboratory procedures, instrumentation and Cleveland Clinic policies.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High school diploma

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Strong organizational skills to assist with scheduling

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Physical Requirements:

• Ability to transport equipment and/or animals weighing up to 75  pounds

• Ability to understand and follow detailed scientific or medical instructions given by investigators and/or veterinarians

• Ability to work in an environment of unpleasant odors and sights

• Subject to animal bites and scratches

• May be required to work with biological, chemical and radiation hazards after proper training.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of empl