Laboratory Technician 1-2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4824719) Apply  Laboratory Technician 1-2 Salary $2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly Location Jackson, LA Job Type Classified Job Number ELMHS2.7.25LABTECH Department LDH-Office of Behavioral Health Opening Date 02/07/2025 Closing Date 2/14/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the Medical Services Clinic of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA. ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services. *This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System. Some job duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for all aspects of the management of the laboratory and supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders, verifying receipt. Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance. Documents information by maintaining daily logs and equipment record books. Resolves problems by examining and evaluating data, selecting corrective steps. Completes projects by assisting project team, attending and participating in group and project meetings. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical publications. Enhances laboratory and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Some tasks associated with this position include, but are not limited to: Draw labs with 2 Identifiers Leave lab requisition on building of patient drawn and refuse labs Centrifuge lab specimen Verify specimen with lab order sheet File requisition copy for lab result return check-off Check results for alert and critical labs, call and report to values to unit nurse Write alert values in alert book, person who received the critical lab call, fill out critical/stat sheet with appropriate time and call to information Take all lab result to proper doctor and building to be signed off by nurse or doctor that results were received Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. Please list all work experience. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. It is recommended that you apply for all job titles that you are interested in. More information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed. For further information about this vacancy, please contact: ELMHS-HR@GOV (225)634-0259 Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of general laboratory experience; OR Completion of an accredited clinical laboratory or medical laboratory technology program; OR An associate or bachelor’s degree in medical technology, nursing, clinical laboratory science, or a biological, physical, or chemical science; OR Certification as a Laboratory Animal Technician or Laboratory Animal Technologist by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every six semester hours earned from an accredited college or university in any of the biological, physical, chemical, or agricultural sciences will substitute for one year of experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Positions in Human Testing Laboratory environments must be licensed to practice as either a Laboratory Assistant or a Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Technician in the State of Louisiana as required by Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel Law R.S. 37:1311-1329 and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To perform a variety of laboratory tasks on the basis of technical knowledge and specific skills. LEVEL OF WORK: Entry. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Close from laboratory personnel of a higher level. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. LOCATION OF WORK: Clinical laboratories, educational or health care facilities; Statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Laboratory Technician 2 and Laboratory Technical Assistants by the preparation of laboratory specimens to be evaluated by higher level laboratory personnel. Examples of Work EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Performs veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol on patients to obtain blood for requested analysis. Interviews, screens, and performs sterile veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol to obtain 500 ML whole blood for use in the blood bank. Prepares laboratory specimens such as blood, urine, stool, and sputum for diagnostic evaluation. Prepares feces and other materials for examination for the presence of ova and parasites. Prepares, embeds, cuts, stains, mounts, labels, and catalogues tissue sections. Prepares, stains cover slips, and catalogues cytology specimens. Prepares reagents, soils, and plant and animal tissues for analysis to identify pH, lime, organic matter, minor elements, soluble salts, etc. Operates pH meters, salt bridges, balances and colorimeters, calibrating as necessary. Performs microscopic examination, records, and reports test results. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge? + Yes + No 02 If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A. 03 Are you a certified Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science? + Yes + No 04 Are you a certified Laboratory Animal Technologist by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science? + Yes + No 05 Please list all college courses completed in any of the biological, physical, chemical, or agricultural sciences. Please include the course name, semester hours earned, and the academic institution where each course was completed. If you have not completed any relevant coursework, please enter N/A. Example: BIOL 1001 - General Biology - 3 hrs - LSU Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) 783-5462 Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email