Laboratory Technician 1-3

Salary

$2,652.00 - $4,779.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PTT/224580

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

08/07/2026

Closing Date

8/17/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health

The Louisiana Public Health Laboratory seeks a Laboratory Technician to receive, enter and process samples for testing at the Public Health Laboratory. The incumbent will serve in the central laboratory within the Louisiana Office of Public Health and the Louisiana Department of Health.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, assessing submitted samples to ensure their quality and integrity during transport, data entry, and processing of samples. Quality control and maintenance activities include temperature monitoring, inventory control, dissemination of supplies and overall support of laboratory analysis functions. Samples analyzed at the central OPH lab include both clinical and environmental samples. The successful candidate will fully support adherence to federal laboratory regulations mandated by regulating agencies. As an accredited laboratory, familiarity with CLIA requirements is preferred. The preferred candidate will have excellent communication skills.

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 Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

All lab team members are charged with improving the laboratory’s support of the public health mission in Louisiana, while improving the lab’s overall diagnostic capabilities and service level. Imperative to the success of this candidate is the ability to ensure an on-going level of exceptional client service and quality control.

• Receive, track, and process laboratory specimens while maintaining proper specimen handling and chain-of-custody procedures.
• Enter and retrieve patient demographic and laboratory data using Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and hard copy records.
• Prepare and distribute patient laboratory reports to submitters by mail or fax while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
• Respond to requests for patient information from healthcare professionals and members of the public in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Monitor and document daily equipment temperatures and promptly report instrumentation or equipment issues to the supervisor.
• Perform routine cleaning, maintenance, and disinfection of laboratory equipment, including biological safety cabinets, refrigerators, freezers, and incubators.
• Assist with general laboratory and office operations, including inventory, receiving packages, shredding outdated records, answering calls, and maintaining required specimen-handling competencies.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of Public Health / Central Laboratory / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment

Cost Center: 3262107400

Position Number(s): 67924

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Laboratory Technician 1-3 determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a laboratory, especially experience working in an accessioning operation for clinical and/or environmental specimens
• Familiarity with CLIA regulations
• Customer service skills and experience interacting with laboratory customers
• Experience with using laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
• Experience with typing and data entry skills

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Paul Tran

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://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 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