PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 3 - 09292026-81252
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Opening Date/Time, Closing Date/Time: maybe not needed? It's metadata; we could fold into a short
or drop. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph with opening/closing dates maybe. - Salary (Monthly) $3,631.00 - $4,533.00; Salary (Annually) $43,572.00 - $54,396.00. That's pay info. So we need a Pay section with that. - Job Type Full-Time: schedule? Could be schedule? Not given hours. Could include Schedule section if we have schedule info. Not given besides full-time. Might be considered schedule? The instruction: only create Schedule section if posting actually states them. It states Job Type Full-Time, which implies schedule but not specific hours. Might be considered schedule info. Safer to include Schedule section with "Full-Time". But we need to see if that's considered substantive. Probably yes. - Location: Nashville, TN; Department Health; Division of Laboratory Services. Could be part of About the role. - Overview: description of role. - Responsibilities: list. - Qualifications: Education and Experience etc. - Necessary Special Qualifications: valid vehicle operator's license. - Substitution of Education for Experience. - Competencies (KSA's): list of competencies. - Skills: list. - Tools & Equipment: list. - TN Driver Standards: details about driver qualifications. We need to map to sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe includes qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe separate), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have no explicit Benefits info. So we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does not mention benefits. So omit Benefits. We have Pay info: include Pay section. Schedule: we have Job Type Full-Time. Could include Schedule section with "Full-Time". Might be acceptable. Requirements: Could include education/experience, special qualifications, driver standards, transcript requirement, background check, etc. Qualifications section maybe duplicate. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications if content distinct. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see. We have: - Overview (About the role) - Responsibilities (list) - Qualifications: Education and Experience, Necessary Special Qualifications, Substitution of Education for Experience, transcript requirement, background check, etc. - Competencies (KSA's) maybe could go under Skills or Requirements? Could be separate but maybe combine into Skills. - Skills list: Active Listening..., Technical Equipment Proficiency..., etc. - Tools & Equipment: list. - Driver Standards: details. We could treat Requirements as containing education/experience, special qualifications, transcript, background check, driver standards. Qualifications could be maybe the same? Might be redundant. Better to have Requirements cover education/experience, special qualifications, transcript, background check, driver standards. Qualifications could cover competencies and skills? But the heading list includes both Requirements and Qualifications; we need to decide. Maybe we treat: - About the role: overview paragraph. - Responsibilities: list. - Requirements: education/experience, special qualifications, transcript, background check, driver standards. - Qualifications: maybe not needed if we put everything in Requirements. But we could put competencies under Qualifications? However the instruction says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)". It's just examples; we can omit sections if no real content. So we could omit Qualifications if we put competencies under Skills. But we have a Skills list already. Could combine competencies and skills into Skills section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Pay, Schedule. Check if we have any Benefits: none. Now we need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract. About the role: Overview paragraph: "The PH Laboratory Technician 3 supports laboratory testing and operations in the TDH Division of Laboratory Services. Under immediate supervision of the Laboratory Supervisor, Manager, or Director, the incumbent conducts laboratory and operational tasks that includes but not limited to preparing media and reagents, washing glassware, maintaining equipment, and specimen/sample accessioning, warehouse receiving, and training other laboratory technicians. This position performs routine technical and non-technical work that supports laboratory testing and operations of average difficulty that is more complex and broader scope than the PH Laboratory Technician 1 and 2 positions." We can put that as
. Responsibilities: list items from the responsibilities paragraph. It's a long sentence with many items separated by periods? Let's parse: "Assist laboratory personnel in laboratory testing processes and operations including but not limited to routine laboratory and administrative tasks, prioritizing workloads, and completing assignments in a timely and accurate manner.Assist laboratory personnel in routine administrative and clerical work, data management and record retention in accordance with section and division processes and procedures.Accurately receive, accession, and route specimens/samples to appropriate laboratory section/areas for processing and testing.Assist laboratory personnel in specimen/sample inventory and management, reagent and supply inventory, procurement, waste management and disposal, and preparation/distribution of reagents, media, supplies for laboratory testing and operations.Contribute to laboratory processes and procedures, perform routine equipment service and maintenance, and assist in process improvements and troubleshooting.Communicate and coordinate laboratory operational and testing activities/tasks with laboratory personnel, supervisor and/or managers. Notify laboratory supervisors and/or managers of any operational issues and maintain effective communications amongpersonnel.Participate in section and division activities and initiatives.Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.The responsibilities described indicate the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties." We need to split into list items. Could break at each sentence. Let's create
- for each distinct duty.
Potential list:
- Assist laboratory personnel in laboratory testing processes and operations including but not limited to routine laboratory and administrative tasks, prioritizing workloads, and completing assignments in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assist laboratory personnel in routine administrative and clerical work, data management and record retention in accordance with section and division processes and procedures.
- Accurately receive, accession, and route specimens/samples to appropriate laboratory section/areas for processing and testing.
- Assist laboratory personnel in specimen/sample inventory and management, reagent and supply inventory, procurement, waste management and disposal, and preparation/distribution of reagents, media, supplies for laboratory testing and operations.
- Contribute to laboratory processes and procedures, perform routine equipment service and maintenance, and assist in process improvements and troubleshooting.
- Communicate and coordinate laboratory operational and testing activities/tasks with laboratory personnel, supervisor and/or managers; notify laboratory supervisors and/or managers of any operational issues and maintain effective communications among personnel.
- Participate in section and division activities and initiatives.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
- Perform other related duties as required.
We can include the last sentence about other duties.
Now Requirements: Education and Experience: "Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and at least two year full-time, pertinent laboratory experience in a related field of study." Also "Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid vehicle operator's license is required for employment." Also "Substitution of Education for Experience: Undergraduate or graduate work received from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for the required experience on a year-to-year basis to a maximum of two years (e.g., 24 graduate semester hours or 36 graduate quarter hours in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience)." Also "A transcript with ALL credits is required (PDF encouraged) to be uploaded with an employment application in order to properly evaluate a candidate's eligibility for a position in this classification." Also "This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position." Also driver standards details.
We need to include all that.
We can structure Requirements as maybe sub-sections? But we only allowed
headings, not nested headings. We can just have a
- list for requirements.
List items:
- Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and at least two years full-time, pertinent laboratory experience in a related field of study.
- Valid vehicle operator's license required for employment.
- Undergraduate or graduate work from an accredited college/university in a related field may substitute for required experience on a year-to-year basis, up to two years (e.g., 24 graduate semester hours or 36 graduate quarter hours substitute for one year of experience).
- A transcript with all credits must be uploaded with the employment application (PDF encouraged) to evaluate eligibility.
- Must pass a criminal background check; may need to provide criminal history information.
- Must meet Tennessee driver standards: valid driver's license; for past five years, no DUI, reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, or more than 4 moving violations. Include driver's license information in application.
Now Skills: we have Competencies (KSA's) list and Skills list. Could combine.
Competencies list: Customer Focus, Collaborates, Instills Trust, Action Oriented, Communicates Effectively, Knowledge Laboratory Procedures and Protocols, Record Keeping and Documentation, Health and Safety Regulations, Inventory Management, Communication Practices.
Skills list: Active Listening and Attention to Detail, Technical Equipment Proficiency, Problem Solving, Data Entry and Computer Skills, Time Management Abilities, Organizational Skills, Adaptability, Communication Ability, Critical Thinking, Physical Stamina.
Tools & Equipment: General Lab Equipment, Warehouse Equipment, Autoclaves, BSC and Fume-hoods, Computers.
We could put all under Skills section, maybe separate Tools & Equipment as part of Skills? But we could also have a separate section for Tools & Equipment but not in allowed headings list. The instruction only gave examples; we could still add other headings? It says "use
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should stick to those headings; better not to add others. So we can incorporate Tools & Equipment into Skills. Thus Skills section will include competencies, skills, and tools/equipment. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:
About the role
...overview...
Responsibilities
Requirements
Skills
Pay
Salary (Monthly): $3,631.00 - $4,533.00; Salary (Annually): $43,572.00 - $54,396.00.
Schedule
Full-Time
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: location? Could include in About the role maybe. The overview didn't mention location but we have location info: "This position is located at the Division of Laboratory Services in Nashville, TN." Also "Department Health". Could add to About the role paragraph. Add location sentence: "This position is located at the Division of Laboratory Services in Nashville, TN, within the Department of Health."