Clinical Lab Assistant
About The Position
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking a full-time Clinical Lab Assistant (CLA) to support our Immunohistochemistry Laboratory as well as our Tissue Procurement Tissue Core (TPTC) Laboratory. The Keck School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is one of the largest pathology departments in the United States. The Department aims to shape the future of pathology as it will be practiced in community hospitals, academic medical centers and clinical laboratories throughout the country. The Department is growing very rapidly and there is great opportunity for advancement in the Anatomic Pathology Laboratories.
Requirements
- Related undergraduate study, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
- 0 - 6 months
- Experience as a laboratory assistant in a clinical lab.
Responsibilities
- Procuring and processing tissue and fluid samples from human subjects as part of clinical trial, translational and basic science research: direct contact with clinic, radiology, ORs for scheduled procedures and status checks.
- Preparing simple and complex reagents or media under direct supervision.
- Receiving, accessioning and triaging patient specimens, blocks and slides.
- Monitoring incoming phone inquiries and requests.
- Establishing and maintaining courteous, cooperative relations with clients and other personnel.
- Identifying and separating specimens to be referred to outside laboratories or analyzed by other USC laboratories.
- Handling and disposing of hazardous and non-hazardous materials in accordance with safety protocols.
- Maintaining, organizing and ordering laboratory supplies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
