Laboratory Assistant II
Cottage Health
- Location
- Onsite (Goleta, CA)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
About the role
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system on California's central coast, dedicated to serving communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. The Laboratory Assistant II role supports front-end, pre-analytical specimen processing and data entry within the laboratory information systems to ensure high-quality patient care.
Skills
Perks
- Shift differentials
- On-call pay
- Incentive pay
- Bonus opportunities
Full job details
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC seeks a Laboratory Assistant II for their PDL Specimen Processing department responsible for the front-end, pre-analytical operations in their area of responsibility. They are the front-line/public relations members of the laboratory team and need to maintain appropriate professionalism in a stressful and unpredictable working environment. Under appropriate levels of supervision, as required by regulatory agencies. Responsibilities include:
- Processing of all types of specimens, operating Laboratory and Hospital Information Systems for data entry and retrieval, providing client services, performing microbiology procedures, and limited operation of automated instrumentation.
Qualifications
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.
Education:
- Preferred: College level coursework in anatomy, physiology, chemistry and/or biology.
Technical Requirements:
- Minimum: Computer keyboard skills.
- Preferred: Knowledge of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Years of Related Work Experience:
- Preferred: Clinical laboratory experience or comparable training and experience that provide skills to perform the job tasks competently.