Technician A

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a Technical Grade 3 to support laboratory operations, including file, track, and transport of slides, blocks, and requisitions. The role involves basic data entry, counting cassettes and slides, and off-site storage management.

Ideal candidates will have two years of science-focused college or AA and at least one year of related experience, with attention to detail and the ability to lift up to 25 lbs, wear full-face respirators, and perform

Qualifications

• Two years of college or a completed AA with an emphasis in chemistry, biology, or physics or equivalent in education, training, and experience.
• One year of related experience, or equivalent in education, training and experience.
• Copath experience preferred.
• Must work in an organized manner and have attention for details.
• Must be able to walk up to 5 miles per day.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Must be able to wear a full-face respirator.
• Must communicate well, written and oral.
• Must successfully complete systems training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Transport items throughout the medical center, including requisitions, reports, slides, blocks, and surgical specimens.
• File, track, and retrieve items including requisitions, reports, slides, and blocks.
• Specimen dumping, wastes disposal of tissues and formaldehyde.
• Perform other duties as necessary to the functioning of the unit.
• Maintain logs and counts of cassettes, blocks, and slides; off-site storage and retrieval.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organized

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Education

Two years of college or AA with science emphasis

One year related experience

Job description

Technical Grade 3

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $47,692.59 $47,692.59

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The incumbent will file, track, retrieve, and transport items including but not limited to: slides, blocks, requisitions, reports, and specimens throughout the medical center. Performs basic data entry functions, record counts of cassettes, blocks, and slides. Logging, maintaining, sorting, retrieving, and updating slides and paraffin blocks off site. Specimen dumping, waste disposal of tissues, and formaldehyde. Maintenance of laboratory supplies including heavy lifting. Perform other related duties necessary to the functioning of the laboratory.

Responsibilities

• 45% - Transport items throughout the medical center, including but not limited to: requisitions, reports, slides, blocks, and surgical specimens.
• 45% - File, track, and retrieve items including but not limited to: requisitions, reports, slides, and blocks.
• 5% - Specimen dumping, wastes disposal of tissues and formaldehyde.
• 5% - Perform other duties as necessary to the functioning of the unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of college or a completed A.A. program with an emphasis in chemistry, biology, or physics or equivalent in education, training, and experience.
• One year of related experience, or equivalent in education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Copath experience preferred.
• Must work in an organized manner and have attention for details.
• Must be able to walk up to 5 miles per day.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
• Must be able to wear a full-face respirator.
• Must be able to communicate well, written and oral.
• Must successfully complete systems training requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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