Laboratory Assistant - Pelican Bay State Prison

California Correctional Health Care Services; California; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in California is seeking a Laboratory Assistant for Pelican Bay State Prison. This entry-level role involves collecting and processing laboratory specimens while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have prior laboratory experience or equivalent education. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving the lives of incarcerated individuals through meaningful healthcare services.

Benefits

$2600 annual recruitment and retention bonus

Qualifications

• Entry-level position, performs non-technical lab procedures.
• Requires experience or education for laboratory tasks.
• Maintains safety and order within the lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Collects and processes laboratory specimens.
• Operates specialized laboratory equipment under supervision.
• Ensures compliance with safety guidelines and procedures.

Skills

Standardized laboratory procedures

Supervision of conduct

Record keeping

Education

Completion of the eighth grade

Formal laboratory training

Six months laboratory work experience

Job description

Laboratory Assistant - Pelican Bay State Prison

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Department Information

Located along the Pacific Coast among Redwoods and pristine rivers and just 20 miles from the Oregon border, Pelican Bay State Prison's (PBSP) mission is to provide constitutional medical, dental, and mental health care in a timely, safe, and efficient manner, while addressing preventative health services, chronic disease management, and public health issues to reduce unnecessary morbidity and mortality and protect public health by providing patients timely access to safe, efficient medical care, and coordinate the delivery of medical care with mental health, dental, and disability programs. Primary care services are delivered to the outpatient population through six primary care clinics that operate daily. PBSP has a Correctional Treatment Center (CTC) for inpatient services and an Urgent Treatment Area (UTA) that both operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Vision:

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission:

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive and culturally diverse workplace. We are determined to attract and hire more candidates from diverse communities and empower all employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts to increase representation at all levels of the Department.

CDCR and CCHCS strive to collaborate with the community to enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Incumbents establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within the department, other governmental agencies, health care partners, and communities.

CDCR/CCHCS values all team members. We work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population, which includes medical, dental, nursing, mental health, and pharmacy. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR/CCHCS mission.

Commitment to California Model:

CDCR and CCHCS are proud to partner on the California Model which will transform the correctional landscape for our employees and the incarcerated. The California Model is a systemwide change that leverages national and international best practices to address longstanding challenges related to incarceration and institution working conditions, creating a safe, professional, and satisfying workplace for staff as well as rehabilitation for the incarcerated. Additionally, the California Model improves success of the decarcerated through robust re-entry efforts back into to the community.

Department Website: https://cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Job Description And Duties

Please be advised of the following additional pay benefits individuals may be eligible for:

• Employees who are employed at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) for 12 consecutive qualifying pay periods will receive an annual $2600 recruitment and retention bonus.
  
  
  

Under the supervision of the Correctional Health Services Administrator I/II, Correctional Facility (CF), the Laboratory Assistant, CF performs standardized non-technical laboratory procedures in collecting and processing laboratory specimens, materials, and supplies. Assists in operating specialized laboratory equipment; complies with all the applicable State and federal laws and regulations and departmental policies and procedures pertaining to the laboratory. Maintains order, supervises the conduct of incarcerated, and protects and maintains the safety of persons and property.

This advertisement is for multiple LABORATORY ASSISTANT, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY positions located at PELICAN BAY STATE PRISION (PBSP) in CRESCENT CITY, CA located in DEL NORTE COUNTY.

You must indicate JC- 482391 and position number on your application:

394-221-9265-XXX.

Please Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

Minimum Qualifications:

This is the entry and first working level. Incumbents, under direct supervision, perform assigned, varied, standardized, and nontechnical laboratory procedures in collecting, processing or preparing laboratory specimens, materials and supplies, and in operation of specialized laboratory equipment.

Either I:

Six months of experience in laboratory work similar to that described above.

Or II:

Education: Equivalent to completion of the eighth grade.

Or III:

Satisfactory completion of a formalized laboratory work experience and training program of at least three months' duration, such as those conducted under Job Training Partnership Act, or similar work experience programs conducted by State agencies.

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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

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