UPMC Presbyterian Automated Testing Lab is a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art facility where you’ll play a crucial role in life-changing medicine. We are looking for a dedicated Laboratory Support Technician to join our dynamic team. This is your chance to be part of a collaborative and diverse environment, where your skills will directly impact patient care and outcomes.

Shift: This is a full-time position working evening hours of 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with rotating weekend and holiday responsibilities.

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Responsibilities:

Performs routine and basic instrument maintenance according to established protocols. Records temperatures if required. Assists with restocking supplies to maintain an optimal inventory. Maintains clean and orderly storage spaces for room temperature, refrigerated, and frozen supplies. Prepares and replenishes instrument reagents and consumables as needed. Performs QA / QC procedures as assigned. Assists with specimen/slide storage and retrieval. Checks pending work lists. Investigates and resolves any unprocessed work. Decontaminates work area, keeping a neat and clean working environment. Keeps any glassware clean and dry, including tests for residue removal as needed. Tests and cleans emergency eyewashes and showers as assigned. Sorts laboratory waste as needed and ensures that proper disposal occurs. Transports specimens off-site and delivers supplies where required. Prepares specimens at workstations for testing. Includes building worklists, checking specimens for acceptability (clots, QNS), aliquoting specimens, loading/unloading specimens onto instruments. Prepares microscopic slides and plants specimens in microbiologic growth media where required.