Lab Technician (Non-Rep) - 1.0 FTE - Night, 8 hrs

About the role

This is a Stanford Health Care job. Night - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Accesses patient information into Laboratory information system(s).
• Checks all requests for proper and accurate patient information. Consults with Supervisor or Technologist if request is problematic.
• Notifies physician, nursing unit, clinic, etc. if sample received is inappropriate or compromised.
• Prepares specimens and maintains pure viable stock cultures in preparation for testing and quality control as directed.
• Adheres to all Safety/Health regulatory and state/federal legal requirements and policies, operating procedures, and Services Standard of the Hospitals.
• Assists in routine and regularly scheduled preventive maintenance for all automated and semi-automated instruments according to established procedures.
• Inventories and orders supplies. Verifies delivery order and restocks and/or distributes supplies to the appropriate areas of the Lab.
• Maintains the logs and records for all Laboratory transactions and information in accordance with department and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains temperatures of incubators, heating blocks, water baths, freezers, and refrigeration units; ensures readings are within specified range; notifies supervisor of any exceptions to range limits.
• Organizes, catalogs and stores patient specimen samples.
• Participates in pre-clinical test development according to established protocols.
• Performs a variety of clerical functions such as word processing, entering information into the database, handling calls and inquires, and other support functions as assigned.
• Processes specimens including DNA and RNA extraction. Determines suitability of specimens for analysis and if necessary performs pre-analytical processing of the specimens following established guidelines.
• Processes specimens which have been analyzed for outside reference laboratories for additional testing; monitors the progress and transcribes results in laboratory information systems following established procedures.
• Receives and processes all specimens/samples following the proper laboratory procedures. Ensures patient samples are distributed to the appropriate areas of the laboratory or routed to other hospital departments as required.
• Assists pathologist with frozen section preparation (as applicable in Pathology).

Requirements

One (1) year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Skills

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing

Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus

Ability to learn new procedures and adapt to technological changes in the laboratory

Ability to organize, prioritize, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities

Ability to perform basic mathematics

Knowledge of computer systems and software used in functional area

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $42.96 - $48.38 per hour

Schedule

Night - 08 Hour