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

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$44 - $49

About The Position

The Lab Technician works under the direction of a section supervisor or senior technical support to prepare, process, and load specimens onto testing platforms; assist with instrument maintenance; process specimens for confirmatory or additional testing; and archive samples after analysis. The role also includes labeling and staining as required, responding to inquiries from Pre-analytical Services and Technical Sections, recording equipment temperature readings, performing clerical duties, and participating in pre-clinical test development, training, and ad-hoc projects as directed. The technician accesses patient information in laboratory information systems and checks requests for accurate patient information. They determine specimen suitability, prepare specimens for testing and quality control, and notify relevant clinicians or departments when samples are inappropriate or compromised. The role involves maintaining equipment and laboratory records, managing supplies, organizing and storing patient samples, and ensuring specimens are routed to the appropriate laboratory areas or hospital departments. The position is based at Stanford Health Care and is listed as a day-shift role.

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.
Skill in calculating reagent dilutions.
Skill in pipetting.
Skill in weighing reagents.

Responsibilities

Access patient information into laboratory information systems and check requests for accurate patient information.
Consult a supervisor or technologist about problematic requests and notify physicians, nursing units, clinics, or others when specimens are inappropriate or compromised.
Prepare specimens for testing and quality control according to procedure and established guidelines.
Follow applicable safety, health, regulatory, legal, policy, and hospital service requirements.
Assist with routine and 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, and restock or distribute supplies to appropriate laboratory areas.
Maintain logs and records of laboratory transactions and information according to 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, including archiving samples after analysis.
Participate in pre-clinical test development according to established protocols.
Perform clerical functions, including word processing, database entry, handling calls and inquiries, and other assigned support functions.
Process analyzed specimens for outside reference laboratories and additional testing.
Receive and process specimens according to laboratory procedures and distribute or route samples to the appropriate laboratory areas or hospital departments.
Perform labeling and staining as required and respond to inquiries from Pre-analytical Services and Technical Sections.
Participate in training and ad-hoc projects as directed.