Specimen Technician - 3rd Shift

Pride Health; Clifton (NJ); On-site; USD 27,552 - 33,062; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Life & disability insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Pride Health in Clifton, NJ is hiring a Specimen Technician for the 3rd shift (M-F, 10:00 PM–6:30 AM) at our client's healthcare facility.

The role involves sorting and receiving specimens, maintaining equipment, performing QA/QC, and ensuring proper lab procedures. High school diploma required; medical assistant training helpful. Local contract for about 3 months with pay $20–$24 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Medical assistant training helpful.
• Math and science courses preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sort, receive specimens in the department.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance.
• Centrifuge specimens, label printing, data recording.
• Prepare reagents/media for testing.
• Prep specimens at workstations (aliquoting, checking for clots).
• Execute QA/QC duties as assigned.
• Resolve pending lists and find missing samples.
• Decontaminate work areas and perform weekly wipe tests.

Skills

Specimen handling

QA/QC

Laboratory maintenance

Data recording

PPE compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medical assistant training helpful

Math and science courses preferred

Job description

Pride Health is hiring a Specimen Technician - 3rd Shifttosupport our client's healthcarefacility inClifton NJ 07012.

Job Details:
Schedule:3rd shift, M-F, 10p-6:30am
Location:Clifton NJ 07012
Job Type:local contract
Contract Length:3 Months+
Pay Range:$20-$24 per hour
*Pay offered is based on experience,expertise, credentialing, and education. JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Sorting, and receiving specimens in the department.
Performs routine instrument maintenance on some equipment.
Performs laboratory tasks of centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data (temperature charts) specimen storage and retrieval.
Preparing reagents and or media in the department.
Preparing specimens at workstations for testing. (Including building worklists, aliquoting specimens into sample cups, checking specimens for clots and fibrin, inoculation, slide preparation)
Performs QA/QC duties as assigned.
Resolves pending lists.
Finds missing samples.
Decontaminates work areas.
Performs weekly radioactive wipe tests.

Additional Requirement:

Maintains files for department records.
Changes gas cylinders.
Follows all PPE requirements and all safety regulations.
Uses the laboratory computer system as well as operates PCs.
Disposes of biohazardous material.
Completes training and competency checklists as appropriate.
This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of the work performed by this position.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Medical assistant training helpful. Math and science courses preferred.

Pride-Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates :Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable forKentuckypositions:For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment.This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred toKentuckynursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.

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