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    Public Health Laboratory Technician - Sacramento, United States - Sacramento County CA

    Sacramento County CA
    Sacramento County CA Sacramento, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description

    The Position

    Come join one of Forbes Magazine's Best Employers
    This is a limited continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

    5/9/24, 5/23/24 (final)
    Under general supervision of certified Public Health Microbiologists, the Public Health Laboratory Technician performs para-professional tasks in the Public Health laboratory to support the professional microbiologists in performing a variety of procedures used to detect and identify infectious diseases.

    Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

    Knowledge of

  • Principles, techniques and terminology used in a laboratory for performing bacteriological, serological, mycological, virological, parasitological and chemical tests
  • Aseptic laboratory techniques
  • Laboratory hazards
  • Proper safety precautions and procedures
  • Use and care of laboratory equipment
  • Quality assurance and quality control procedures
  • Proper methods of disinfection
  • Confidential requirements of HIPAA
  • Security requirements of high-risk agents and forensic materials
  • Proper collection and transport procedures for human specimens
  • Common bacteria and parasites associated with disease processes
    • Ability to
  • Apply proper laboratory techniques with speed and accuracy
  • Follow written and oral instructions
  • Keep accurate, clear and concise laboratory records
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships
  • Prepare complex laboratory reagents and solutions
  • Add, subtract, divide, and multiply all units of measure, and compute percentages
  • Read, write, and speak English at a level necessary for satisfactory job performance
  • Analyze laboratory problems accurately and take effective action
  • Operate laboratory equipment
  • Work with infectious agents safely using aseptic laboratory techniques
  • Evaluate human, animal or environmental specimens to confirm proper collection and transport procedures have been followed

    • Employment Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications

    Experience : One year of para-professional laboratory experience performing bacteriological, biochemical, chemical, public health or related examination procedures.

    AND Education : A minimum of twenty four (24) semester units or thirty six (36) quarter units in college laboratory courses such as chemistry, biology, bacteriology, or laboratory instrumentation.

    Note: If the word "experience" is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

    Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here (Download PDF reader) or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

    Special Requirements

    Physical Requirements: Persons appointed to this position must be able to:

  • Use hands to hold, shake, twist laboratory equipment during analysis
  • Distinguish visually colors, shapes, sizes, and numbers
  • Distinguish visually measurements as small as millimeter and a milliliter
  • Carry a variety of laboratory equipment weighing up to 25 pounds
  • Sit and/or stand for extended periods of time
    • Additionally, the use of contact lenses is prohibited in the laboratory. Persons appointed to this position cannot be in such health that an infection may be unusually hazardous, and/or at increased risk of acquiring infection.

    FBI Security Risk Assessment: Authorization to access any select agent or storage location is required and must be maintained. All candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment within this class shall be required to pass an FBI Risk Assessment in accordance with the requirements of the Bioterrorism Preparedness Act. All such candidates shall be fingerprinted in conjunction with the Risk Assessment.

    Criminal History Check: The County may access criminal history information on all candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisor Resolution No and applicable federal and state law. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate's ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

    Probationary Period

    The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.
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