What are the responsibilities and job description for the Microbiology Processor position at Tacoma General Hospital?
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FTE: 0.6 _, Shift: Evening_, Schedule: Part time evenings with rotating weekends
Position Summary
The Microbiology Processor will be responsible for receipt, processing and storage of specimens. This includes centrifugation, separation, refrigeration, labeling, making & staining smears, planting specimens to culture media and storage of samples. This is a staff level position working under direct supervision. Work situations are routine laboratory functions requiring a commitment toward customer service, attention to detail, organization, and prioritization. Internal contacts may include patient care staff throughout MHS. External contacts are limited but may include physicians and patients.Requirements
- College biology, microbiology and/or cell biology courses preferred
- Medical Lab Tech (MLT) preferred
Our Values
As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
Why MultiCare?
- Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
- Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
- Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
- Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
- Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
- Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
- Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $23.46 - $35.71 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Salary : $23 - $36
