Lead Specimen Receiving & Processing Laboratory Technician
- Oregon Health Authority
- 7202 NE Evergreen Pkwy #100, Hillsboro, OR 97124
- Aug 09, 2021
Job Description
REQ-70525
Close date: 7/23/2021
Salary: $3211 - $4868 monthly
Location: Hillsboro, OR
This is a full-time, permanent, classified position which is represented by a union.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) in Hillsboro, Oregon, is recruiting for a Lead Specimen Receiving & Processing Technician to provide daily oversight of the statewide laboratory courier system The Oregon State Public Health Laboratory (OSPHL) plays a critical role in Oregon’s response to COVID-19 by providing timely testing for populations at risk of infection and in response to outbreaks.
What will you do?
As the Lead Specimen Receiving & Processing Technician, you will support the clients of the laboratory by providing specimen collection kits to over 3000 clients. You will receive hundreds of specimens daily and perform data entry for those specimens. In addition, you will support the laboratory information management system (LIMS) administrator and the technical sections of the laboratory.
What's in it for you?
The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.
We offer full medical, vision and dental benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 10 paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you are a skilled medical lab technician with infectious disease experience, apply today.
What are we looking for?
Minimum requirements: A bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, or microbiology; OR two years of medical laboratory technician 1 level experience preparing reagents, testing media and stains, performing standardized laboratory tests, examinations and occasionally assisting in more complex, specialized testing procedures AND one year of "technical trainee" experience as a laboratory assistant in a clinical laboratory; OR completion of a certified clinical laboratory training program; OR a certificate or associate degree in an applied science from an accredited medical or clinical laboratory technician training program.
Requested Skills
- Experience working in a clinical laboratory.
- Experience supporting laboratory functions, such as receiving and processing test samples and preparing and shipping test kits and infectious and diagnostic samples.
- Experience entering, proofing, and collecting data accurately.
- Experience conveying or correcting information in verbal and in written formats.
- Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment.
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a state agency dedicated to helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. We are absolutely committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services, and to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees.
OHA includes most of the state's health care programs, including Public Health, Health Policy and Analytics, Health Systems Division, and Oregon State Hospital. Incorporating the state's health care programs within one agency gives the state greater purchasing and marketing power to begin tackling the issues of cost, quality, and access to care.