Laboratory Aide

Job Title: Laboratory Aide

Department: Histology

Location: Bakersfield

Shift: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm

Full-Time / Part-Time: Full-Time

Classification: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Assistant Director of Laboratory Services

Yosemite Pathology (YP) is a private independent pathologist owned and operated surgical pathology and cytology laboratory based in Modesto, CA. YP provides comprehensive state of the art, reliable, and accurate diagnostic services to its physicians and major area hospitals in the Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties.

YP offers a full spectrum of tissue pathology, cytology and histology services, including examination of gynecologic specimens, body fluids and fine needle aspiration specimens. We also offer an extensive array of special stains and immunohistochemistry to assist in the management of oncologic and non-oncologic diseases. The laboratory is supported by highly qualified Histotechnologist, Cytologist, Technicians and office staff who offer excellent service.

Summary/Objective

The Laboratory Aide provides support services to various departments by performing tasks and activities within the laboratory. This position is responsible for maintaining and organizing slides and blocks as well as preparing cases to be sent to the appropriate Pathologist for diagnosis.

Essential Functions

• Provide support to laboratory departments to assist in efficient operations
• Maintenance and organization of slides and blocks including labeling, filing, and quarterly storage rotation
• Block and slide reconciliation for delivery to pathologist
• Daily cleaning of work area
• Maintenance of histology equipment
• Printing Doctor's requests from LIS and retrieving corresponding block to be cut by Histotechs
• Prepares requisitions for demo by secretaries
• Data entry for QA log documentation
• Organization and distribution of supply orders
• Check appropriate tissue blocks to their requisition or manifest
• Send out all levels, recuts, and tissue blocks that are requested through Orchard to appropriate hospitals
• Create storage boxes for tissue blocks
• Daily cleaning of work area
• Coverslip any slides that are requested for cover slipping from hospitals
• Send control slides to pathologist to be examined
• Answer phones - relaying messages to the correct person and taking down any verbal request
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Job Requirements and Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent required (Associates Degree preferred)
• Previous experience in a laboratory setting
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable, and ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to interact with employees in a professional manner
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Strong computer and applications skills
• Laboratory Information System experience a plus

Compensation and Benefits:

• The compensation is $43,680 annually (non-exempt, paid semi-monthly on an eight (8) hour per day, forty (40) hour per week. Final salary offer subject to multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, geographic location of the role, and current market data.
• 401(k) includes an employer match up to 4%
• Robust health plans including dental, vision, life, and mental health support.
• Offer generous annual vacation and sick time
• 10 paid holidays
• Annual scrub allowance for Lab roles

Work Environment

Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, and other office equipment. Requires normal range of hearing and eye sight to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports. Requires dexterity to type 60 wpm.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.