Lab Technician (Contingent)

Language skills

The ability to read, write, and speak English clearly is mandatory. The ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, SOPs, and procedures is critical and an understanding of and ability to communicate in scientific language is desired.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The incumbent is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and climb stairs.
• The incumbent frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel equipment, paper, or files.
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10-20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• This position requires manual dexterity, skill level and adequate vision to record data onto data sheets and adequate hearing and verbal communication skills to converse with study subjects.
• Standing for extended periods of time as well as light lifting is necessary.
• The incumbent must be in sufficient overall health to report for work consistently and reliably and work through a standard day with appropriate breaks.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment would be generally described as an office setting with clinical facilities adjacent to the primary work area and laboratory facilities on a different floor.
• The ability to move within all three of these areas may be required in the execution of the employee’s functional activities.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and the illumination of the work area is primarily with fluorescent artificial lighting.
• This position is associated with exposure to biohazardous materials and communicable disease requiring the use of universal precautions at all times as well as other conditions common to a medical clinic and research facility.
• This job description is intended to describe the general requirements of the performance of the job.
• It is not a complete list of duties, responsibilities or requirements.
• Other duties not listed here may be assigned as needed.