Laboratory Technician

State of Oklahoma•Edmond, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Latent Evidence Unit within the Criminalistic Services Division at the Forensic Science Center in Edmond, Oklahoma. This position is limited to 999-hours a year and 29 hours or less a week. Basic Purpose Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for supporting laboratory operations, performing maintenance functions and completing non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff.

Requirements

Ability to understand and follow simple oral and written directions
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Ability to operate laboratory equipment

Nice To Haves

Current certification in good standing as a Phlebotomist for Level II and III (for some positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Corrections)
Willing to submit to a drug screen, polygraph examination, psychological evaluation (commissioned positions only), and a thorough background investigation
Certain events automatically disqualify an applicant, such as, felony conviction; admission of an undetected crime that, if known, would have been a felony charge; failure to pay federal or state income tax; positive confirmed drug urine test; illegal use of a controlled substance within certain time frames.

Responsibilities

Maintaining current list of cases pending, calling on cases, doing name/record searches, scanning lift cards and importing images to the lab management system, maintaining property room inventory
Cleaning lab spaces, making and restocking supplies/reagents
Performing weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly safety checks and audits
Miscellaneous administrative duties as requested (ordering supplies, surplus items, maintaining the latent evidence unit vehicle, etc.)
Performs routine laboratory procedures such as preparation of media and basic preparation of slides and smears.
Conducts non-technical routine laboratory tests and procedures under the direction of professional staff.
Sets up and operates laboratory equipment in preparation for specimen examinations.
Opens, separates, numbers and arranges specimens for laboratory examination and trace results.
Maintains simple laboratory records and inventory for supplies and reagents.
Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning and maintaining quality assurance records.
Maintains a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice and procedures.