Senior Anatomy Laboratory Technician

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

2d•$28 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Laboratory Technician utilizes their surgical and procedural knowledge and expertise to provide expert professional services, including provision of required equipment and instrumentation, to support the needs of all Mayo and external educators, innovators and researchers. The Senior Laboratory Technician is responsible for supporting the educational, clinical and research activities of the assigned laboratory, including preparing the environment, care and operation of equipment, instrument set-up, cleaning and sterilization, monitoring inventory of supplies and re-setting following an activity. The Senior Laboratory Technician will handle cadaveric tissue, communicate policies, procedures, and expectations, assist with data collection/management, dispose of hazardous waste according to policy/protocol, and assist with surgical procedures and support activities as assigned. In laboratories where animal tissue is utilized, the Senior Laboratory Technician will handle such tissue. In laboratories with a donor program, the Senior Laboratory Technician will provide general laboratory support including embalming, portioning and tissue management. In laboratories that work closely with simulation centers, the Senior Laboratory Technician will be cross trained to support simulation activities including the preparation and operation of simulation equipment. The Senior Laboratory Technician will maintain current knowledge of equipment, instrumentation and supplies and their vendors required to support the laboratory, assist in the evaluation of equipment and order instrumentation and supplies. The Senior Laboratory Technician will provide training and mentorship to junior staff, proactively recommend updates to policies and procedures and make recommendations on the proficient use of surgical equipment and sterile surgical techniques. The Senior Laboratory Technician will assist in scheduling laboratory space and tissue and the associated billing process.

Requirements

Surgical and procedural knowledge and expertise.
Ability to handle cadaveric tissue.
Ability to handle animal tissue.
Ability to perform embalming, portioning and tissue management.
Ability to support simulation activities including preparation and operation of simulation equipment.
Knowledge of equipment, instrumentation and supplies and their vendors.
Ability to evaluate equipment.
Ability to order instrumentation and supplies.
Ability to provide training and mentorship to junior staff.
Ability to recommend updates to policies and procedures.
Ability to make recommendations on the proficient use of surgical equipment and sterile surgical techniques.
Ability to assist in scheduling laboratory space and tissue.
Ability to assist with the associated billing process.

Responsibilities

Provide expert professional services, including provision of required equipment and instrumentation, to support the needs of all Mayo and external educators, innovators and researchers.
Support the educational, clinical and research activities of the assigned laboratory.
Prepare the environment, care and operation of equipment, instrument set-up, cleaning and sterilization.
Monitor inventory of supplies and re-set following an activity.
Handle cadaveric tissue.
Communicate policies, procedures, and expectations.
Assist with data collection/management.
Dispose of hazardous waste according to policy/protocol.
Assist with surgical procedures and support activities as assigned.
Handle animal tissue where utilized.
Provide general laboratory support including embalming, portioning and tissue management in donor program laboratories.
Be cross-trained to support simulation activities including the preparation and operation of simulation equipment.
Maintain current knowledge of equipment, instrumentation and supplies and their vendors required to support the laboratory.
Assist in the evaluation of equipment and order instrumentation and supplies.
Provide training and mentorship to junior staff.
Proactively recommend updates to policies and procedures.
Make recommendations on the proficient use of surgical equipment and sterile surgical techniques.
Assist in scheduling laboratory space and tissue and the associated billing process.