Laboratory Support Technician - Core Lab - Day/evening

Job Posting

Full Time (80 Hours/Biweekly) Shift: Day/Evening (10:30a-11p) 12 hour shifts Every other Sunday 6a-630p

General Summary Serves primarily as a lead technician, performing routine and specialized technical and some general support duties in specimen processing, send out testing, blood resources, anatomic pathology, and/or a technical section. Functions in on- and/or off-site service areas. May work any part of a 24-hour period. Routinely obtains and disseminates information. May be required to accept on-call responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for daily operations of assigned area.
• Assists in training, orienting, and evaluating staff.
• May document competency of employees and provide feedback to appropriate managers and/or supervisors regarding progress.
• Performs routine and/or specialized testing and procedures with supervision as appropriate.
• Performs a variety of duties at progressively greater skill levels under varying degrees of supervision, records results. May operate a variety of laboratory instruments.
• Interacts with vendors and customers to receive or disseminate information, as necessary
• Develops and reviews procedures in accordance with established laboratory practice.
• Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.

Common Expectations:

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor, and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Maintains required records, reports, and statistics as directed.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• May identify quality issues as they relate to educational, safety and laboratory function with regard to Support Services.
• Reports safety concerns, violations and/or questions to the appropriate individual and may assist with the completion of reports, summaries, and inspections in order to assist with compliance safety related agencies. May conduct regularly scheduled fire drills and safety audits and maintain accurate and complete Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) libraries for area(s) of assignment.

Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience: 2 years Relevant experience. Required

Courses and Training: Medical Terminology. Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Good communication and computer skills. Performs component preparation and platelet apheresis. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Quality of Life Established in 1800, Adams County includes the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Home to more than 100,000 residents, the town is a mecca for Civil War history buffs and visitors who come to tour the Gettysburg National Battlefield and Gettysburg National Military Park and see the annual Civil War reenactment. Also located here is Gettysburg College, which has a strong academic reputation in liberal arts. The county is steeped in heritage, and offers a peaceful, country atmosphere, yet is a convenient drive to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD and Harrisburg, PA. The area's diversity attracts a lively local music scene and is home to numerous restaurants and wineries, fresh-produce markets, a ski resort and more. Adams County residents can find local employment in health care, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing. (Patient population: 102,000) WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.