Hospital Laboratory Technician 2, Surgical Pathology Reporting

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine is seeking a Hospital Laboratory Technician 2 to support Surgical Pathology Reporting offices. The role includes slide inventory management, event support for Tumor Board, and offsite workflow coordination across Santa Monica and West Valley sites.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years in Anatomic Pathology labs, a high school diploma, and familiarity with Epic or LIS systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in an Anatomic Pathology laboratory.
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED/HiSET).
• Willing to cover Santa Monica and West Valley Surgical Pathology Reporting Offices.
• Familiarity with safe handling and packaging of pathology materials.
• Ability to multitask and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Epic or LIS.
• Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs and push/pull palletized boxes.
• Able to read fine print for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Manage microscopic slide inventories and packaging of biohazardous waste.
• Receive, sort, and file microscopic slides.
• Pull slides for Tumor Board, conferences, education and reviews.
• Visit offsite warehouse to pull materials and waste packaging.
• Provide service to faculty, patients, couriers, and vendors.
• Perform daily departmental runs to deliver slides.
• Process tissue requests for clinical trials, care continuity, and ancillary testing.
• Release surgical pathology specimens to patients and manufacturers.
• Accession pathology cases for add-on tests.
• Coordinate with patients, OR Scheduling, and clinical teams for bone marrow aspirations.
• Perform general office tasks (phones, emails, EMR, faxes).
• Digitally scan slides for telepathology.
• Provide coverage at Santa Monica and West Valley offices, as needed.

Skills

Epic/LIS experience

multitask

Lift 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED/HiSET

Tools

Epic

Job description

Description

As a Hospital Laboratory Technician 2, you will play a crucial role in supporting the operations of our Surgical Pathology Reporting offices. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Manage microscopic slide inventories, including the preparation/packaging of biohazardous waste for pickup by contracted waste management vendors.


• Receive, sort, and file microscopic slides.


• Pull slides for Tumor Board, conferences, education, pathologist review and other departmental needs.


• Visit the offsite warehouse to pull/file materials and package biohazardous waste for waste management transport.


• Provide exceptional service to faculty, patients, couriers, and vendors.


• Perform daily departmental runs to pickup and deliver slides.


• Process tissue requests for clinical trial submissions, continuation of care, and ancillary testing.


• Release surgical pathology specimens to patients and manufacturers.


• Accessioning pathology cases for add-on immunohistochemistry, special stains, and electron microscopy.


• Coordinate with patients, OR Scheduling and clinical teams to schedule bone marrow aspirations.


• Perform general office tasks (answer phones, respond to emails, scan documents into the EMR, send/receive faxes).


• Digitally scan slides for telepathology applications.


• Provide coverage at the Santa Monica and West Valley Surgical Pathology Reporting Offices, as needed.

Salary Range: $36.49/hour - $48.13/hour

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in an Anatomic Pathology laboratory.


• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED or HiSET).


• Ability to provide coverage at Santa Monica and West Valley Surgical Pathology Reporting Offices, as needed.


• Familiarity with safe handling and packaging requirements for pathology materials, including glass microscopic slides and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue.


• Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.


• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and respond promptly to high-priority requests.


• Experience working in Epic or an equivalent laboratory information system.


• Capable of meeting physical demands, including standing, walking, reaching, bending, kneeling, ascending/descending, extending/contracting, and rotating/pivoting.


• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push or pull up to 1200 lbs. of palletized boxes using a pallet jack.


• Must accurately read fine print for extended periods.