UPMC Shadyside is hiring a full-time Laboratory Support Technician to help support the Cytology Lab team! This will be a daylight shift position Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. - no weekends or holidays are required!
The UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside Cytology Laboratory offers a supportive, close-knit team environment that specializes in non-gynecologic cytopathology. This lab has been charting the course for the future of cytopathology by developing the application of molecular tests, implementing telecytology, and playing active roles in fine-needle aspiration procedures.
Responsibilities:
- All duties of a Specimen Processor
- 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.
- 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
