Laboratory Technician - PH

IdahoPTV; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Deferred compensation

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Training opportunities

Flexible hours

Telecommuting

Job summary

The Idaho Bureau of Laboratories, part of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, is hiring a full-time Laboratory Technician in Boise. The role supports a fast-paced team, coordinates multiple priorities, and serves as the first contact for laboratory clients, ensuring submissions meet requirements.

The position involves handling specimens, entering data, preparing media, and performing device calibration and quality checks, in a collaborative lab setting with a focus on safety and

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of laboratory terminology, equipment, materials, and procedures, and the fundamental laboratory methods relating to chemistry or biology.
• Experience performing standardized laboratory tests according to prescribed procedures.
• Experience calculating and recording test results.
• Experience maintaining a clean, sterile, and safe laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify laboratory samples and supplies; collect, label, and document specimens.
• Deliver specimens to the appropriate programs within the laboratory.
• Perform daily temperature and calibration checks on laboratory devices to ensure accuracy.
• Peer-review submission data to ensure there are no transcription errors.
• Assist testing staff by preparing microbiology media as requested and support a dynamic workflow with a teammate.

Job description

Description

DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF IDAHOANS

*THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED.*

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Idaho Bureau of Laboratories is seeking to fill a full-time permanent position for Laboratory Technician in Boise. We are seeking a candidate who excels in a fast-paced team environment and can balance a workload while coordinating multiple priorities. This position requires excellent customer service skills and attention to detail. The incumbent will serve as the first point of contact for laboratory clients. This position ensures that all submissions meet laboratory requirements. This will involve communicating with hospitals and other submitters to obtain missing or verify discordant sample information. This position will routinely handle specimens in a biosafety cabinet, wear appropriate personal protective equipment, adhere to safe laboratory practices, and accurately enter sample information into a Laboratory Information Management System. Responsibilities also include receiving of laboratory supplies, delivery of specimens to appropriate programs within the laboratory, performing daily temperature and calibration checks on various lab devices, and peer-review of submission form data to ensure no transcription errors are made. The role also supports testing staff by preparing microbiology media as requested. This position works closely as a team with another laboratory technician in a dynamic workflow environment.

This position is not eligible for telework.

BENEFITS:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation and benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Paid sick and vacation that begins accruing on your first day of employment; can be used immediately after accruing (no waiting time)
• 2 voluntary supplemental retirement plans including both pre-tax and Roth options
• Deferred compensation plan
• Life insurance for self, spouse, and children
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Wide variety of training opportunities
• Some positions offer flexible hours and/or telecommuting
• Receives and accessions specimens/samples and enters sample data into laboratory database
• Prints and prepares client reports and invoices for delivery
• Prepares and calibrates laboratory equipment and instruments for operation
• Monitors and records facility quality control data
• Performs minor repair and maintenance on laboratory equipment
• Ensures glassware and equipment are washed and sterilized
• Receives ordered supplies, completes order documentation, and notifies appropriate staff of receipt
• Makes laboratory media and reagents and performs required quality assurance testing
• Processes bio-waste per established procedure (i.e., autoclaving)

Good knowledge of laboratory terminology, equipment, materials, and procedures, and the fundamental laboratory methods relating to chemistry or biology.

Experience performing standardized laboratory tests according to prescribed procedures.

Experience calculating and recording test results.

Experience maintaining a clean, sterile, and safe laboratory environment.

If relocating to Idaho, the Department of Health & Welfare does not reimburse the cost of relocating and the department does not sponsor anyone with a work visa.

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EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact [phone] (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [e-mail].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.