Laboratory Assistant II

About the role

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC seeks a Laboratory Assistant II for their PDL Cytology Lab department responsible for the front-end, pre-analytical operations in their area of responsibility. They are the front-line/public relations members of the laboratory team and need to maintain appropriate professionalism in a stressful and unpredictable working environment.

Responsibilities

• Processing of all types of specimens
• Operating Laboratory and Hospital Information Systems for data entry and retrieval
• Providing client services
• Performing microbiology procedures
• Limited operation of automated instrumentation

Qualifications

• Education: Preferred: College level coursework in anatomy, physiology, chemistry and/or biology.
• Technical Requirements: Minimum: Computer keyboard skills.
• Preferred: Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
• Years of Related Work Experience: Preferred: Clinical laboratory experience or comparable training and experience that provide skills to perform the job tasks competently.

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

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