Lab Technician, 8 Hour Day Shift

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care job.
A Brief Overview
Under the direction of the section supervisor or senior technical support, prepares, processes, and loads specimens onto testing platforms as required; assists in instrument maintenance; processes specimens for confirmatory testing; archiving samples after analysis; labeling and staining as required responding to inquiries from Pre-analytical Services and Technical Sections; recording equipment temperature readings; performing a variety of clerical duties and participating in pre-clinical test development, training and ad-hoc projects as directed.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do

• 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. 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.
• Monitors and records 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.
• Assists in routine and regularly scheduled preventive maintenance for all automated and semi-automated instruments according to established procedures.
• 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.
• According to procedure, prepares specimens 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.
• Maintains the logs and records for all Laboratory transactions and information in accordance with department and regulatory requirements.
• Accessions 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.
• Participates in pre-clinical test development according to established protocols.
• Inventories and orders supplies. Verifies delivery order and restocks and/or distributes supplies to the appropriate areas of the lab.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Experience Qualifications

• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to foster effective working relationships with others
• Ability to plan, organize, multi-task and adapt to priority changes
• Knowledge of Windows-based operating systems and applications
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the job
• Ability to follow procedures and learn clinical support technology
• Skill in aliquoting
• Ability to perform standard business math (ratios, percents)
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to use standard computers and basic office software
• Skill in weighing reagents
• Skill in pipetting
• Skill in calculating dilutions for reagents
• Knowledge of Business English, spelling, grammar and punctuation

Licenses and Certifications

• None

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $37.43 - $41.98 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.