Laboratory Assistant - AZ - Anatomy
Company: Midwestern University
Location: Glendale
Posted on: June 20, 2022
Job Description:
Summary The Laboratory Assistant is responsible for assisting
the Anatomical Laboratory Manager in support of various academic
goals including preparation for academic activities for multiple
courses utilizing three Anatomical laboratories, a multipurpose
laboratory, and several other learning spaces. Other activities
include assisting the Anatomical Laboratory Manager with
maintaining the laboratories, equipment, anatomical specimens, and
inventory. This individual will be supporting the laboratories but
will not be performing research. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities
- Maintain cleanliness, repair, and organization of laboratories
(three Anatomical, multipurpose, and several other learning
spaces), instruments, equipment, models, supply rooms, and AV
rooms
- Assist Anatomical Laboratory Manager with record keeping,
processing, maintenance, and disposal associated with donors and
non-human specimens
- With oversight of the Course Director and/or Anatomical
Laboratory Manager, set up all aspects of the laboratories
including equipment, models, specimens, consumables, and course
materials prior to each course
- Upon the conclusion of each lab, tear down or organize student
stations, models, equipment, consumables, and course materials
- Assist the Course Director and Faculty with exams
- Assist with inventorying laboratory supplies, and receiving,
tracking, and stocking incoming orders
- Other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities - - - - -
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- - - - - - - - - - - - The position has no supervisory
responsibilities. Qualifications To perform this job successfully,
an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This individual must
be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
and have regular, predictable, in-person attendance. - Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience - -
- - - - - - - - - - - High school diploma or GED required. 1-3
years of related work experience required. This position is well
suited for individuals with inventory and stocking experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Computer
Skills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Computer proficiency in MS Office
(Word, Excel, Outlook). - Language Skills - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Intermediate skills: - Ability to read and interpret documents such
as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and
procedure manuals. - Ability to write routine reports and
correspondence. Reasoning Ability - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Intermediate
skills: - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out
instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to
deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situations. Mathematical Ability Basic skills: -
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure
using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. - Ability to
compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs. -
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to
stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and
arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear. The employee is
occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, taste or smell. -
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds,
regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 100 pounds. - Specific vision abilities required
by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus. Allergies Statement: No inhibiting
allergies to animals or formaldehyde. Work Environment The work
environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions. - The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
occasionally required to work near wet or humid conditions, in
high, precarious places, or in extreme cold, and is exposed to
toxic and caustic chemicals and fumes/airborne particles that will
occasionally require use of a respirator. Midwestern University is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not
discriminate against an employee or applicant based upon race;
color; religion; creed; national origin or ancestry; ethnicity; sex
(including pregnancy); gender (including gender expressions, gender
identity; and sexual orientation); marital status; age; disability;
citizenship; past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed
services; genetic information; or any other protected class, in
accord with all federal, state and local laws, including 41 C.F.R.
60-1.4(a), 250.5(a), 300.5(a) and 741.5(a). Midwestern University
complies with the Smoke-Free Arizona Act (A.R.S. 36-601.01) and the
Smoke Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82/). - Midwestern University
complies with the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Arizona Equal
Pay Acts. #CB - #MidwesternUniversityJobs
Keywords: Midwestern University, Glendale , Laboratory Assistant - AZ - Anatomy, Healthcare , Glendale, Arizona
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