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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 1:00pm – 10:00pm, with some holidays
Posted Date
01/14/2025
Salary Range: $34.92 - 46.09 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
21528

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Hospital Laboratory Technician 3 of the Pathology Outreach team, your primary responsibilities include:

·       Perform specimen dictation for gross descriptions

·       Accession and process primary specimens with accuracy and efficiency

·       Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, providing exceptional customer service

·       Troubleshoot specimen and service-related issues to ensure seamless operations

·       Oversee and dispatch couriers to maintain timely specimen transport

·       Prepare reagents according to established protocols

·       Conduct precise data entry to support lab documentation and reporting

Salary Range: $34.92 - $46.09/hour

Job Qualifications

Must be qualified as high complexity testing personnel under CLIA-88 regulations. The minimum training/experience required of such personnel is:

An earned Associate degree in chemical, physical or biological science or medical laboratory or equivalent education and training, OR

Education/training equivalent to the above that includes at least 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution.  This education must include: 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, OR 24 semester hours of science courses that includes 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination. In addition, the individual must have laboratory training including either completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by the ABHES, the CAHEA, or other organization approved by HHS (note that this training may be included in the 60 semester hours listed above), OR at least 3 months documented laboratory training in each specialty in which the individual performs high complexity testing.


1 year grossing experience preferred

Working knowledge of medical terminology and quality assurance methods used in a clinical laboratory

Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs., and push objects up to 100 lbs.

Ability to work outside of normal hours/schedule, including holidays

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with variations in temperature, instrument noise, usage of toxic or hazardous chemicals, fumes, odors, and biological agents

Ability to perform frequent computer data entry



As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.