Clinical - Lab Technician II

Clinical - Lab Technician II
Brooklyn Park, MN-Onsite
Duration: 12 Months+
Shift: 1st 
Pay $28
HM's Top Needs:
Ability handling blood (preferably in large volumes)
Basic wet lab skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Education Required: High School Diploma, or Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s degree would be overqualified and therefore, not be considered)

Years experience required: 1+ years

40 hr/wk.
Onsite full time in our Brooklyn Park, MN facility.
Flexible schedule.
The blood lab usually works 6:00 am to about 3:00 pm.
Sometimes folks are required to work longer to get the work done, so the candidate needs to be accommodating.

This position requires execution of duties in an animal/human blood lab using chemical, biological, electronic, mechanical, electromechanical and/or optical systems to assess the performance/interaction of medical devices with blood and/or equivalent test media in support of the development of new products and sustain the performance of released products.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Performs a variety of technical procedures such as preparing routine solutions and reagents and performing routine reactions.
Testing includes preparation of devices in perfusion circuits, circulating blood/test fluid through test circuits, and sampling blood/fluid at various time points.
Makes and records observations; performs simple calculations; and collects and prepares data for evaluation.
Conducts laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment; arranging and dismantling apparatus; and collecting, washing, and storing labware.
Performs technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
May analyze biological and chemical samples.
Performs technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.

TECHNICIAN SUPPORT CAREER STREAM: Provides technical support in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement or product development.
Uses schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on blood-contacting components, equipment or systems.
Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established formulae and procedures, and performs detailed mathematical calculations.
For higher levels, may suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor, working under moderate supervision.
Performs tests, interprets data and develops reports.

Organizational Impact: Performs intermediate technical activities requiring judgment and decisionmaking.
Work consists of technical tasks that are typically routine.

Innovation and Complexity: Technical problems faced are generally routine, but may require interpretation of procedures or policies to resolve problems.
May be required to highlight areas of concerns/problems in own job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates typically with internal contacts.
Obtains and provides technical information requiring some explanation or interpretation.

Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance and assistance to new or entry level employees.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires basic job knowledge of systems, techniques and procedures obtained through prior work experience or education.
Requires minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; may require vocational or technical education or certification in addition to prior work experience.