Laboratory Technical Assistant - Hematopathology

City of Hope•Duarte, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. As a Laboratory Technical Assistant (LTA), you will be responsible for accessioning and assisting with specimen processing, and set-up prior to analysis primarily in the Flow Cytometry Laboratories. The LTA starts daily processing to ensure successful and timely completion of test runs; prepares for and assists with related specimen processing for tests, as required; prepares laboratory reagents and supplies, as necessary; orders supplies; makes sure laboratory areas are clean and well-maintained.

Requirements

High School
Minimum of 1 year in laboratory setting / exposure to clinical laboratory environment and methods.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in various clinical laboratory settings, including, but not limited to, specimen pick-up, accessioning, labeling, processing for analysis and general clean-up.
Assist with morning laboratory setup and assists with handling of specimens.
Wash and clean laboratory equipment and supplies such as glassware, sinks and tables in accordance with hospital standards.