A Brief OverviewUnder 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.
LocationsStanford Health Care
What you will do- 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.
- 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.
- Assists in routine and regularly scheduled preventive maintenance for all automated and semi-automated instruments according to established procedures.
- Determines suitability of specimens for analysis and if necessary performs pre-analytical processing of the specimens following established guidelines.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
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 communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Ability to follow procedures and learn clinical support technology
- Ability to foster effective working relationships with others
- Ability to perform standard business math (ratios, percents)
- Ability to plan, organize, multi-task and adapt to priority changes
- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the job
- Ability to use standard computers and basic office software
- Knowledge of Business English, spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Knowledge of Windows-based operating systems and applications
- Skill in aliquoting
- Skill in calculating dilutions for reagents
- Skill in pipetting
- Skill in weighing reagents
Licenses and CertificationsBase Pay Scale: Generally starting at $42.51 - $47.67 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.
