Laboratory Technician - Drug & Alcohol Testing Program

Duties

• Applying ethical principals in accessing, collecting, analyzing, using, maintaining, and disseminating data and information about clinical specimens and results.
• Assisting in the preparation of written technical and operational procedures and corrective action reports.
• Adhering to the laboratory’s established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established levels of acceptable performance, including documentation of all corrective actions taken.
• Maintaining records of test results, quality control results, patient reports, proficiency testing reports, and written procedures.
• Adhering to the laboratory’s quality control policies, including documentation of all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance functions.
• Submitting urine specimens to a referral laboratory for confirmatory testing according to established laboratory procedures.
• Utilizing standard laboratory techniques (e.g., media and reagent preparation, etc.) to support the Health Department’s public health laboratory.
• Communicating test results with linguistic and cultural proficiency to clients according to the laboratory’s established procedures.
• Engage in best specimen receiving practices, following ACHD standardized protocols.
• Preparing accurate records, both on paper and in a computerized database, including laboratory test results, control results, proficiency testing results, and corrective actions reports.
• Filing of records and reports according to the laboratory’s established procedures.
• Providing support at the main laboratory when assigned, including preparation of media and reagents, record keeping, etc.
• Participating in professional development opportunities and contributing to the continuous improvement of individual, program, and organizational performance.
• Incorporating ethical standards of practice into all interactions with individuals, organizations, and communications.
• Responding to public health emergencies.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or equivalent with courses in chemistry and biology and one (1) year of experience as a medical laboratory assistant or in medical laboratory testing.
• An Associates Degree in a chemical physical or biological science or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training acceptable to the Allegheny County Health Department.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits.
• Medical coverage and dental benefits.
• A retirement plan.
• Life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.

Perks

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more).
• Ability to advance in county system.
• Job security.
• Meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service.
• Eligible for federal loan forgiveness.
• Organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.

Pay

Salary: Hourly: $20.60 || Annual: $42,848.00

Schedule

Full-Time, Associate Level. Grant funded positions are contingent upon grant funding.

Conditions of Employment

The policy of Allegheny County is that in order to receive a final offer of employment, candidates must successfully pass a background check, which includes verification of Allegheny County Real Estate Tax status.