Maintains adequate stock of reagents and supplies.
Performs daily assignments and cleans work area.
Sets up equipment and prepares materials for various procedures.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
Inventory Management (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with Inventory Management. Understands Inventory Management concepts and principles. Familiar with Inventory Management tools, processes, procedures and policies.
Laboratory Practices (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with laboratory practices.
Lab Testing (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with lab testing.
Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.
These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.
Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.
Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed. * Breadth of Knowledge: Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job. * Team Interaction: Individually contributes to the team.
Core Capabilities :
Requirements
High school diploma or GED (required)
Prior laboratory experience is preferred but not required
Work Schedule & Location
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Vanderbilt Medical Center North, 7th Floor
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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY :
The Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a long and rich history of excellence in academic pathology, including exceptional patient care, education and research.
Benefits
Health insuranceEquity / stock options
Additional Information
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization:
PMI CHTN
Job Summary:
In this pivotal role as a Research Laboratory Technician, you will support the day-to-day operations of the laboratory by performing routine tasks with regular guidance. You will help maintain an organized and well-stocked workspace by monitoring and replenishing supplies, cleaning and preparing glassware and utensils, and operating the autoclave for sterilization.
You will also assist with research support activities, including aliquoting tissue culture materials and reagents, collecting and transporting research specimens in biohazard bags between laboratories, labeling histology slides, and completing accurate data entry. This position requires the ability to learn new procedures, follow instructions carefully, and move frequently between lab locations as needed.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN