Hospital Laboratory Technician 1, Pathology Referral Lab - - 28424 - UCLA Health

General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Posted Date

01/26/2026

Salary Range: $27.71 - 36.6 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

28338

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Hospital Laboratory Technician 1, you will provide support to the Anatomic Pathology Referral Lab Services unit. Primary duties include:

• Assist with processing of referral lab tissue send outs.

• Pull pathology slides and route to pathologists for block selection.

• Assist with the processing referral lab result reports, follow-up on pending result reports, and scan outside results into LIS and EMR.

• Track, package and ship pathology tissue samples to referral labs.

• Assist with referral lab invoice processing and submission of unit charges.

• Act as liaison between reference lab, ordering clinician and pathology department.

Salary Range: $27.71/hour - $36.60/hour

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED or HiSET)

• Working knowledge of anatomic pathology procedures, practices and workflows

• Understanding of referral lab send out workflows, including specimen requirements and test methodologies

• General knowledge of specimen transport regulations and guidelines such as proper tissue packaging, handling dry ice, and required labeling and documentation.

• Ability to constantly position self (ascend/descend, extend/contract, rotate/pivot) to access slide files, stock specimen kits.

• Ability to push, pull and/or lift up to 35 lbs.

• Experience working in EPIC or an equivalent laboratory information system - preferred

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.