Laboratory Support Technician

Laboratory Support Technician

Join the team at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital as a full-time Laboratory Support Technician at our cutting-edge UCL facility! Working Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, you'll play a vital role in advancing life-changing medicine. At the UCL, we combine traditional cytogenetic techniques with advanced molecular cytogenetics, including fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and genome-wide array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), to perform comprehensive chromosome studies on diverse specimens. This is your chance to contribute to meaningful diagnostics that help provide our patients with the answers they need.

Responsibilities:

• Performs routine and basic instrument maintenance according to established protocols. Records temperatures if required.
• Assists with restocking supplies to maintain an optimal inventory. Maintains clean and orderly storage spaces for room temperature, refrigerated, and frozen supplies.
• Prepares and replenishes instrument reagents and consumables as needed. Performs QA/QC procedures as assigned.
• Assists with specimen/slide storage and retrieval.
• Checks pending work lists. Investigates and resolves any unprocessed work.
• Decontaminates work area, keeping a neat and clean working environment.
• Keeps any glassware clean and dry, including tests for residue removal as needed.
• Tests and cleans emergency eyewashes and showers as assigned.
• Sorts laboratory waste as needed and ensures that proper disposal occurs.
• Transports specimens off-site and delivers supplies where required.
• Prepares specimens at workstations for testing. Includes building worklists, checking specimens for acceptability (clots, QNS), aliquoting specimens, loading/unloading specimens onto instruments.
• Prepares microscopic slides and plants specimens in microbiologic growth media where required.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent, and at least 2 years' experience as a Specimen Processor (or equivalent) required in a clinical lab, OR
• Associate degree (with biology and chemistry courses) and at least 1 year of experience as a Specimen Processor (or equivalent) in a clinical lab, OR
• Phlebotomy or Medical Assistant certification and 1 year of experience as a Specimen Processor (or equivalent) in a clinical lab, OR
• Successful completion of a 50 week U.S. military medical laboratory training course, OR
• B.S. degree from an accredited institution with a major in a biological or clinical laboratory science OR
• Currently enrolled in a MLS (Medical Laboratory Scientist) or equivalent training program, with 3 years college credits required.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Medical Laboratory Assistant MLA (ASCP) or equivalent certification preferred.
• Valid driver's license if one is departmentally required.
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran