Hospital Lab Technician II- Surgical Pathology Orange- FT Day Shift

UCI Health Job Opportunity

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health Orange, UCI Health Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Reporting to the Clinical Laboratory Supervisor 2, incumbent will pick up specimens, log in specimen, load processors, sorts multiple specimens, change the processors, and organize supplies. Incumbent will print labels and worksheets, washes plastic supplies, glassware, and metal mold for blocks. Assists with equipment maintenance, inventory control, filing, answering phones. Process cytology specimens including GYN, Non-GYN, FNA or Histology samples Appropriately stains Cytology or Histology samples, maintains stainers. May assist with transcription or other office tasks as needed. May assist with Gross Area tasks as needed.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications: Two years of applicable experience Minimum 16 units of applicable Science (such as Chemistry, Biology) and Algebra at the college level Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of medical computer software systems