Under supervision, responsible for receiving/processing/routing clinical specimens, providing telephone/ results reporting coverage in the Receiving Section. Assist with animal care, handling and animal care facility maintenance. Responsible/assist in making/shipping biological media/reagents, washing glassware and managing biohazardous waste. These responsibilities are performed on a rotational basis.

 

• No minimum education required.

• Experience working in an environment with frequently changing priorities and work interruptions, and skills to effectively shift priorities and prioritize a heavy workload to meet required deadlines, while providing attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.

• Interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills (in person, in writing and by telephone) to interact effectively and professionally with a wide variety of individuals including CAHFS faculty and staff, clients, individuals from other university units, and government/outside agencies.

• Working knowledge of diagnostic procedures and tests used in a diagnostic laboratory, as well as veterinary and medical terminology.

• Skills to learn appropriate sample types and sampling techniques for a variety of microbiologic, immunologic, histologic and clinical chemistry tests and how adverse sample conditions may affect testing.

• Skills to use analytical balances, volumetric glassware, PH meters, centrifuges, automated dispensing equipment, sterilizing ovens, glass washers and dryers, and autoclaves.

• Skills to work with blood, dead animals, tissues, and to handle potentially infectious material.Computer skills to quickly/accurately perform data entry into computer.

 

• Ability to learn UC purchasing policies, procedures and forms.

• Skill to learn computer programs designed for sample tracking, worksheet production, and workload reporting.

 

• 40% - Specimen and Data Management

• 35% - Glass Washing/Media Preparation and Shipping Areas

• 20% - Telephone Coverage and Results Reporting

• 5% - Other Duties

 

• This is a critical position, as defined by UC Policy and local procedures, and as such, employment is contingent upon clearing a criminal background check(s) and may include drug screening, medical evaluation clearance and functional capacity assessment

 

Job ID# 82145

 

The University of California, Davis is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer