Electron Microscopist Trainee

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Electron Microscopist Trainee is a training position designed to prepare the employee to work independently and eventually gain MSA (Microscopy Society of America) certification. This role involves providing both technical and non-technical services within the electron microscopy laboratory, working under the guidance of a Laboratory Supervisor or anatomic pathologist. Duties encompass all technical aspects of the electron microscopy lab for which the trainee has received documented training and demonstrated competency. ARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, an enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology, based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ARUP is committed to hiring top talent, fostering a diverse work environment, professional growth, and continuous development. The workforce is dedicated to providing important services to over one million patients monthly, striving for excellence, and contributing to advances in medicine, always remembering the patient behind every specimen. ARUP seeks individuals who align with its culture of accountability, integrity, service, and excellence.

Responsibilities

Performs selected moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes under appropriate direction.
Uses routine and specialized automated and non-automated laboratory procedures and/or techniques for which the employee is qualified, trained, and demonstrates competency according to established lab section operating procedures (SOP’s).
Performs analytical and decision-making functions with direct supervision.
Recognizes and reports abnormal results.
Recognizes unexpected or implausible results, errors, and problems with patient tests.
Refers resolution of issues to a Laboratory Supervisor and/or pathologist.
Operates and ensures proper functioning of selected electron microscopy instruments and equipment.
Performs and documents quality control.
Refers QC results which fail lab criteria to Laboratory Supervisor for resolution.
Understands appropriate specimen collection, handling, and transport procedures.
Processes data, verifies accuracy, enters, and verifies data in the laboratory computer system, along with appropriate explanatory or interpretive information.
Meets lab section turnaround times.
Meets output measures as defined by individual group procedures.
Answers telephone calls in a timely and courteous manner.
Provides results available in the computer as requested to physicians, nurses, and laboratorians.
Refers problems to Laboratory Supervisor.
Maintains clean and orderly work area.
Cleans bench surfaces and equipment each shift or other contamination or spills.
Documents cleaning as required.
Stocks and maintains reagents and supplies.
Refers requests for special and unusual tests to the Laboratory Supervisor and/or Group Manager.
Responds to technical questions consistent with level of training.
As assigned, assists in the training of new employees.
May assist in data collection for QA indicators.
Other duties as assigned.