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Kaiser Permanente · 12 hours ago

RRL Laboratory Assistant II, Chino Hills (On-call, Variable shift)

Chino Hills, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Laboratory Assistant II to work under the supervision of a licensed professional in their RRL. The role involves performing complex laboratory procedures, assisting in the operation of laboratory instruments, and ensuring the quality and accuracy of specimen handling.

Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitPersonal Health

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Performs all the duties and responsibilities of an RRL Lab Assistant I

Prepares specimen for testing and/or send outs, including batching, creating wordlists/worksheet, pipetting, separating (serum/plasma/fluids) samples, removing fibrins/clots, centrifuging, aliquotting and preparing dilutions with the use of a calibrated pre-set pipettor

Takes inventory, orders, receives, unpacks, distributes, and stocks supplies as needed

Loads/unloads samples onto instruments, assists in the operation and monitoring of automated or semi-automated instruments, and notifies a CLS for any instrument alerts

Assists in the performance of quality control procedures and may transcribe QC results that have been previously recorded automatically by a testing instrument

Performs/assists in preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting function, pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical laboratory equipment/instruments, and alerts a CLS for any suspicious outlier

Reads and transcribes digital temperature, humidity, weights, etc. and alerts a CLS for any suspicious outlier

Monitors overdue/pending/incomplete test reports, researches, resolves and follows through on problem specimens or patient data problems per policies and procedures

Completes and maintains laboratory worksheets, preventive maintenance logs, specimen logs, labels, and other records, as required

Performs specimen preservation, fixation, harvesting, plating, and staining

Performs numerical matching or arrangement of pre-labeled metaphases, as applicable

Prepares cyto prep slides and/or cell blocks from specimens, as applicable

Trains and orients new employees as necessary

Performs other related duties (limited to non-licensed duties only) as necessary

Detailed/specific position description of job tasks/functions may be developed by each of the laboratory departments

Qualification

Laboratory proceduresSpecimen preparationQuality control proceduresAutomated instrumentsBasic troubleshootingTraining new employees

Required

One year experience within the last 3 years as a Laboratory Assistant in a high volume laboratory required

High School graduate/GED required

Must be able to lift at least 20 lbs

Company

Kaiser Permanente

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Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.

Founded in 1945

Oakland, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

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