Career Technical Education Laboratory Technician (Nursing)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of technical, logistical and instructional support activities for one or more instructors in one to multiple classroom and career technical skills laboratory settings.
• Affords assistance to instructors in formulating skills development projects and assignments for use in skills laboratories and develops materials for implementation of laboratory projects.
• May develop lab sheets and other supporting materials and resources for student use.
• Preps for, sets up and dismantles equipment for demonstrations and labs;
• Plans the layout of equipment, materials and supplies subject to instructor approval;
• Moves equipment into place using a forklift;
• Programs and performs software maintenance on specialized computer-based equipment, control systems and network connections;
• Fabricates equipment, parts, circuit boards and other items required for laboratory demonstrations and student projects, based on instructor diagrams and oral instructions.
• Demonstrates and trains students on work methods and uses and operations of hand and power tools and large stationary equipment, ranging from: welding, drilling and punch equipment; auto lifts and other automotive equipment; CNC (computer numerical control) manufacturing and turning centers; computerized manufacturing and test equipment; electronic measuring equipment; lathes and mills to power saws, grinders, sanders and cutting shears;
• Provides clear and concise explanations and demonstrations to facilitate student understanding and reinforces instructor teaching;
• Observes student performance during laboratory periods, advises students on proper equipment/tool use and work methods and provides feedback to students and the instructor.
• Provides direction and demonstrates safety procedures and practices;
• Makes sure students follow safety procedures and wear required personal protective clothing or equipment;
• Inspects and maintains laboratory safety equipment such as eye washer, safety shower, fire extinguisher and safety kits;
• Arranges for the safe storage and pickup of hazardous materials including fuels, greases, oils and sealants;
• Conducts safety inspections and prepares required safety reports;
• Ensures a clean, safe and orderly learning environment in assigned laboratories.
• Stocks, maintains and replenishes an inventory of equipment, parts, materials and supplies for instructor and student use;
• Obtains quotes from vendors, prepares purchase requisitions and tracks budget expenditures;
• Unloads and stores parts and materials using a forklift and pallet jack;
• Makes minor repairs and maintains tools in sound working condition;
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment;
• Arranges for major repair or replacement of tools and equipment by outside vendors;
• Refers facilities maintenance and technology repair issues to Building Services and Information Technology for action.
• Maintains student attendance in the lab;
• Enters data in systems such as SARS and runs reports for distribution and review.
• Selects, trains and provides day-to-day lead work direction to student assistants performing laboratory housekeeping and other functions;
• Sets work for completeness, accuracy and conformance with District, department and legal/regulatory requirements and standards;
• Provides information, instruction and training on work procedures and technical, legal, regulatory and safety requirements;
• Aids in ensuring a fair, open and inclusive work environment in accordance with the District's mission goals and values.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.

Other Duties

• Ensures labs are open and ready for use during scheduled hours and that equipment is in sound working condition;
• Makes sure lab closing procedures are followed.
• Organizes and maintains a tool room and checks out tools for instructor and student use and return.
• In an automotive repair laboratory, supervises the work of students performing customer service intake functions;
• Oversees and manages the flow of repair work to meet instructional needs;
• Maintains customer waiting lists;
• Ensures student repair work meets repair quality requirements;
• Resolves issues with customers.
• In a farm operations learning laboratory, operates, diagnoses and repairs farm equipment such as tractors, loaders and trenchers;
• Assists in farm operations such as preparing fields, seeding and planting, harvesting and baling and moving cattle to different pastures;
• Repairs fencing;
• Applies pesticides;
• Maintains and repairs irrigation systems.
• Maintains and repairs District vehicles assigned to a college or center.
• Writes technical reports and prepares schematics for new laboratory projects.
• Grades quizzes, homework assignments, tests and proctored-exams;
• Records and maintains data on student attendance and lab hours;
• Compiles and generates student reports.
• Participates in high school outreach activities;
• Participates in meetings with local businesses to promote job placement of students;
• Interacts with businesses and organizations to receive equipment and other donations;
• Interacts with the public and customers of assigned laboratories.
• Performs related duties as assigned.