October 23, 2024

Queensland Health

Cairns

Pathology Assistant

To assist in the provision of an effective and efficient Central Specimen Reception service in the Cairns Laboratory and to ensure that all laboratory practices comply with Pathology Queensland requirements. Assist in the pre-analytical sample preparation, data entry and the efficient and effective referral of samples to other laboratories within Pathology Queensland.
Performance of other non-technical tasks e.g. Participate in Document Control in Quality Information System (QIS), equipment maintenance, stock inventory control.
Key competencies (role specific criteria)
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:

A working knowledge of or demonstrated ability to quickly learn all aspects of pre-analytical specimen processing.
Demonstrated ability to follow instructions and work conscientiously and accurately with minimal local supervision.
Demonstrated data entry skills and in the use of Microsoft Office applications, i.e. Word and Excel.
Ability to effectively use or quickly acquire the ability to use the laboratory information system (Auslab).
Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective interaction within a work group and between clients.
Work in a manner displaying integrity; complying with ethical and behavioural standards, respecting patient confidentiality and the importance of patient results.

Qualifications, registrations and other requirements

This role does not require any mandatory qualifications.
Queensland Health staff will be required to participate in shift work and weekend roster arrangements including working on public holidays. In some circumstances at times staff maybe required to participate in the 24-hour shift rotation.
Please detail any visa conditions you may have if you are not a permanent resident of Australia.
We understand that some people may require adjustments to the workplace or the way the work is performed. All applicants are encouraged to advise the panel of any support or reasonable adjustments (i.e. building access, wheelchair access, interpreting services etc.) that may be required.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.