Laboratory Technician - #248812

Who we are: At Arkana Laboratories, everyone has an important role to fill. Come join us and be a part of a team dedicated to making life better for those who need it most.

This place is packed with super-smart people who do their best work together. We work hard every day to advance our understanding of disease and provide world-class care to our patients in hopes of leaving our corner of the world a little better than we found it. While we are committed to improving the lives of thousands of patients, we never lose sight of the realization that they are the reason we get to create change in our field.

Built on generosity, teamwork, and the freedom to try new things, we take great pride in our work. Great ideas come from everywhere in this company and we celebrate each success and failure for the opportunity it gives us to keep reaching. For more than twenty years after our founder, Dr. Patrick Walker, wrote his goals on the back of a napkin, our people, culture, and values have remained strong.

About the position: As a Laboratory Technician, you will prepare histologic slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and diagnosis by pathologists. Work is performed in accordance with standard laboratory practice under limited supervision.

What you'll do:

• Clinical Duties
• Responsible for day-to-day operations of Lab Services; specifically:
• Assess tissue adequacy for testing
• Precision microtomy in all areas inclusive of thick and thin sectioning
• Accurate identification of cellular areas of interest for electron microscopy image capture
• Perform quality control checks on materials produced
• Complete equipment maintenance and logs
• Troubleshoot—determine causes of operating errors and decide corrective course of action
• Controlling operations of equipment and staining procedures
• To monitor and assess individual performance with the aim of improvement or corrective action, while also ensuring your supervisor is informed
• Assist in lab for other duties as assigned
• Administrative Duties
• Maintenance of Lab logs and tracking sheets

• Requirements
• Follow the laboratory's pre-analytic and analytic procedures and maintain records of test
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens
• Follow the laboratory's policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established performance specifications
• Identify and document problems that may adversely affect test performance and notify the supervisor, administrative lead or lab manager
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality assurance procedures, including documenting all:
• Quality control activities
• Instrument and equipment verifications
• Maintenance and preventive maintenance
• Other Requirements

• All SOPs must be followed
• Any discrepancies, errors and/or deviation from the SOPs or Policies must be reported to the Lab Director, Lab Manager, Admin Lead and/or Lead
• Laboratory standards for clinical testing must be maintained
  

You should have:

Education: Bachelor's or Associates degree from a four or two year-college or university with at least 12 semester hours biology and chemistry combined. ASCP certified in Histology, Medical Technology and or Cytology

Experience: One year Lab experience

Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Office

Position schedule is Monday-Friday 6am-3pm

What we offer: We know that health is more than doctor visits and life is more than work. We work hard at Arkana but in turn provide competitive salaries and generous benefit offerings.

Specifically, we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off and Paid Holidays
• Minimal cost health insurance for you and affordable options for your family
• 401(k) with immediate eligibility and match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid long term disability coverage
• Affordable vision and dental plans
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account availability
• Wellness plan and complimentary yoga classes
• Monthly in-office massages and employer-sponsored lunches
  
  

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