LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 1-2

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 1-2

Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4682132)

Apply



LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 1-2

Salary

$2,602.00 – $4,682.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS10.3.24LABTECH

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

10/04/2024

Closing Date

10/18/2024 11:59 PM Central

Description

Benefits

Questions

Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Medical Services Clinic of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System.

The position will be filled as a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants). There is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Some job duties include, but are not limited to:

Responsible for all aspects of the management of the laboratory and supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt. Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance. Documents information by maintaining daily logs and equipment record books. Resolves problems by examining and evaluating data, selecting corrective steps. Completes projects by assisting project team, attending and participating in group and project meetings. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical publications. Enhances laboratory and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Some tasks associated with this position include, but are not limited to:

Draw labs with 2 Identifiers

Leave lab requisition on building of patient drawn and refuse labs

Centrifuge lab specimen

Verify specimen with lab order sheet

File requisition copy for lab result return check-off

Check results for alert and critical labs, call and report to values to unit nurse

Write alert values in alert book, person who received the critical lab call, fill out critical/stat sheet with appropriate time and call to information

Take all lab result to proper doctor and building to be signed off by nurse or doctor that results were received

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in.

More information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

ELMHS-HR@GOV

(225)634-0259

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of experience as a laboratory assistant, laboratory technical assistant, laboratory technician or blood bank phlebotomist.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Completion of a twelve month training program in histological techniques under the supervision of a qualified pathologist will substitute for all of the required experience.

Satisfactory completion of a one year program in medical laboratory technology at an accredited vocational-technical school will substitute for all of the required experience.

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience provided that six semester hours of each thirty are in any one or a combination of these specialized fields: laboratory animal technology, laboratory animal science, animal science, biology, microbiology, chemistry, nursing, zoology, agricultural sciences, physics, bacteriology, histological techniques, medical technology, immunology, urology or renewable resources.

An associate degree in medical technology or nursing will substitute for all of the required experience.

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in bacteriology, biology, histological techniques, medical technology, immunology, urology, zoology, chemistry, histopathology, mycology, or microbiology or any combination of the above coursework will substitute for all of the required experience.

Certification as a Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science will substitute for all of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

For positions in Human Testing Laboratory:

Licensed to practice as either a Laboratory Assistant or a Clinical Laboratory Technician in the State of Louisiana as required by Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel Law R.S. 37:1311-1329 and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

NOTE:

This job is used by many agencies in different laboratory settings. Therefore, the types of experience and/or training required to perform the duties of specific positions will vary. Hiring agencies may choose to post job vacancies with a minimum qualification hiring preference based on the experience and/or training needed to successfully perform the duties for a specific position.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To perform a variety of laboratory tasks on the basis of technical knowledge and specific skills.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from higher level laboratory or Medical personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Clinical laboratories, educational or health care facilities; Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Laboratory Technician 2 and Laboratory Technical Assistants by the preparation of laboratory specimens to be evaluated by higher level laboratory personnel.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Performs veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol on patients to obtain blood for requested analysis.

Interviews, screens, and performs sterile veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol to obtain 500 ML whole blood for use in the blood bank.

Prepares laboratory specimens such as blood, urine, stool, and sputum for diagnostic evaluation.

Prepares feces and other materials for examination for the presence of ova and parasites.

Prepares, embeds, cuts, stains, mounts, labels, and catalogues tissue sections.

Prepares, stains cover slips, and catalogues cytology specimens.

Prepares reagents, soils, and plant and animal tissues for analysis to identify pH, lime, organic matter, minor elements, soluble salts, etc.

Operates pH meters, salt bridges, balances and colorimeters, calibrating as necessary.

Performs microscopic examination, records, and reports test results.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Years Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

Mardi Gras,

Good Friday,

Memorial Day,

Independence Day,

Labor Day,

Veterans Day,

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

Yes

No

02

If YES, give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If NO, enter N/A.

03

Do you acknowledge that you understand that this positon is a temporary, full time Job Appointment, which could last up to four years and may or may not be transitioned into a Probational Appointment, should funding become available?

Yes

No

Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

Apply

Please verify your email addressVerify Email