STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION:
LABORATORY ASSISTANT I
Class Code:
5575-09 Date Established: 02-23-76
Occupational Code:
9-1-4
Date of Last Revision: 4-24-12
BASIC PURPOSE: To provide assistance in conducting routine
laboratory testing procedures.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Performs
chemical and manual procedures to prepare samples along established guidelines
for analysis.
·
Assists
in performing routine chemical and biological tests from samples submitted.
·
Organizes
materials for a variety of routine laboratory tests.
·
Evaluates
raw data obtained from laboratory tests to determine validity of particular
runs.
·
Cleans
laboratory equipment and storage areas.
·
Orders
supplies used in analysis as needed so that the laboratory maintains adequate
supplies.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill:
Requires skill in applying instructions to accomplish different job
functions OR in operating machines for a variety of different purposes.
Knowledge:
Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic
arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.
Impact:
Requires responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by
ensuring the accuracy of support activities within one or more organizational
units. Errors at this level affect the
work of others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require
verification and correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision:
Requires partial supervision of other employees doing work which is
related or similar to the supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing
training, giving instructions and checking work.
Working Conditions:
Requires performing regular job functions in an environment which
includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a number of disagreeable
working conditions with frequent exposure to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands:
Requires light work, including continuous walking or operating simple
equipment for extended periods of time as well as occasional strenuous
activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication:
Requires obtaining and exchanging information, referring inquiries to
the appropriate source, or responding to questions from state employees or
members of the general public.
Complexity:
Requires a combination of job functions using minimal judgment to
perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly prescribed standard
practices and procedures.
Independent Action:
Requires making a limited number of choices in selecting among alternative
courses of action under supervisory guidance and in performing job functions
according to a variety of prescribed policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. Each additional year of approved formal
education in the fields of biological sciences and health professions may be
substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience:
Two years' experience in laboratory work.
License/Certification:
None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For
appointment consideration, Laboratory Assistant I applicants must successfully participate in
a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skill and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed and
administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by representatives
of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:
Knowledge of laboratory principles, techniques, terminology and
equipment. Skill in laboratory routine
and in the care and operation of equipment.
Ability to follow directions and to make simple arithmetic computations. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with other employees.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:
This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not
intended to list every specific function of this class title.
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