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The Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division is seeking a casual Laboratory/Office Assistant to work closely with the Clinical Laboratory Manager on day-to-day laboratory and clerical operations.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily immuno control slide filing, organizing immuno stain patient records in folder, preparing slides for staining.  
• Assist with the upkeep of printer/scanner and other office equipment.
• Prepare buffer solutions and change Ethanol solutions weekly.
• Check lab supply inventory (i.e. coverglass, pipet tips, solutions, etc.)
• Locate all frozen specimen associated with xenograft protocol and organize into -80 Freezer.
• Enter weekly mouse weights in log book.
• Manage and maintain lab supplies as needed.
• Orchestrate daily mail runs from various locations in the division to and between the faculty offices on the East Baltimore Campus.
• Mail will be sorted daily and distributed to the entire division.
• Help prepare and sterilize surgical tools for xenograft surgery.
• Label specimen collection tubes.
• Manage and utilize computer equipment and tools efficiently.
• Manage the discarding of office equipment and pick up from Facilities.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• High School Diploma/GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some related clerical experience.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Microsoft Suite Applications.

Classified Title: Laboratory Assistant 
Working Title: Laboratory/Office Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/01/CA  
Starting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience  
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: M-F; hours vary 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: ​​​​​​​School of Medicine Campus  
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Neuro Neuromuscular  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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