Lab Technician - Blood Bank - 1.0 FTE, 08-hr, Day Shift

Stanford Health Care•Stanford, CA

5h•$44 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

This onsite, full-time Lab Technician role in Stanford Health Care’s Blood Bank Transfusion Services works under the direction of a section supervisor or senior technical support. The technician prepares, processes, and loads specimens onto testing platforms; assists with instrument maintenance; processes specimens for confirmatory or outside reference laboratory testing; and organizes, catalogs, and stores samples. The role also involves labeling and staining as required, responding to inquiries from Pre-analytical Services and Technical Sections, recording equipment temperatures, clerical support, and participation in pre-clinical test development, training, and ad hoc projects as directed. The position supports accurate and safe laboratory operations by checking patient and specimen information, determining specimen suitability, preparing specimens and quality-control materials, maintaining required records, and ensuring samples reach the appropriate laboratory areas or hospital departments. It also includes inventorying and ordering supplies, monitoring equipment temperature ranges, and following laboratory procedures and applicable safety, health, legal, regulatory, and hospital requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to follow procedures and learn clinical support technology.
Ability to foster effective working relationships with others.
Ability to perform standard business math, including ratios and percentages.
Ability to plan, organize, multitask, and adapt to changing priorities.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the job.
Ability to use standard computers and basic office software.
Knowledge of Business English, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Knowledge of Windows-based operating systems and applications.
Skill in aliquoting, calculating reagent dilutions, pipetting, and weighing reagents.

Responsibilities

Enter patient information into laboratory information systems and verify requests for accurate and complete patient details; consult a supervisor or technologist about problematic requests and notify relevant clinical staff when samples are inappropriate or compromised.
Prepare specimens for testing and quality control according to procedures and established guidelines.
Assist with routine and regularly scheduled preventive maintenance of automated and semi-automated instruments.
Determine specimen suitability and perform pre-analytical processing when necessary.
Inventory and order supplies; verify deliveries, restock supplies, and distribute them to appropriate laboratory areas.
Maintain logs and records of laboratory transactions and information in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements.
Monitor and record temperatures of incubators, heating blocks, water baths, freezers, and refrigeration units; report readings outside specified ranges to a supervisor.
Organize, catalog, and store patient specimen samples.
Participate in pre-clinical test development according to established protocols.
Perform clerical duties, including word processing, database entry, handling calls and inquiries, and other assigned support functions.
Process analyzed specimens for additional testing at outside reference laboratories; receive and process specimens according to laboratory procedures and distribute or route samples to appropriate laboratory areas or hospital departments.
Follow applicable safety, health, state and federal legal requirements, policies, operating procedures, and hospital service standards.
Participate in training and ad hoc projects as directed.