Per Diem Cytogeneticist Technologist

Job Summary:

Under immediate supervision work rotations are performed in all areas of a full service genetic laboratory for specialized Cytogenetic testing including: Prenatal (Amniotic Fluid, Products of Conception (POC), and Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)), Blood, Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) including formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue specimens, and Cancer cell cultures (Leukemic blood, Bone Marrow, and Bone Core specimens), subculturing, harvest, set-up, slide dropping, first and second day FISH set-up, staining of slides, PCE (plasma cell enrichement), and microscopy of all sample types.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Patient Procedures and Activities. Follow universal guidelines for the handling of body fluids.

• Laboratories. Clean and fill specimen jars with solutions. Perform quality assurance procedures. Culture/harvest Prenatal samples, surgical tissue specimens, and bone marrow and blood specimens. Sort, number and label specimens in specified sequence. Centrifuge and separate specimens and decant supernatant. Plasma cell isolation. Check media solutions for quality standards. Examine media and reagents for physical defects, contamination, impurities or instability. Centrifuge specimens. Grow cultures/subcultures. Identify and mark abnormal cells and label sex chromosomes on digital images. Inoculate specimens into selected cell cultures. Karyotype chromosomes from digital prints. Perform blood analysis procedures. Prepare cell suspensions. Process tissue and bone core specimens by manual or mechanized means. Stain microscopic slides. Treat specimens with antibiotics. Wash and concentrate specimens. Reject unsatisfactory specimens. Scan and examine specimens. Set-up specimen tests and controls and interpretation. Clean work area daily. Dispose properly of laboratory specimen and waste material. Operate drying oven. Wash laboratory glassware and instruments. Assign identification number to specimens. Pick up/deliver blood and other specimens from/to laboratory. Prepare and pack samples for shipment to outside laboratories. Receive, sort and transport laboratory specimens. Set-up and perform all Cytogenetics assays including FISH, Operate automated Cytogenetics testing instruments, perform quality assurance checks, collect and report quality indicator data, evaluate test results, prepare reports for review, review reports, write nomenclature on the analysis pages and mark if the case is normal/abnormal.

• Records and Patient Information. Complete forms and records. Look up and report test results as requested. Prepare lab worksheets. Report negative/positive specimens to providers. File slides. Record and maintain daily log and files of complete studies. Record and maintain records of slides and requisition slips, tissue specimens, and equipment usage.

• Equipment and Instruments. Load paper and tape into computer printer. Prepare and process packs, supplies, equipment and instruments. Clean and sterilize instruments, supplies and equipment.

• Materials and Supplies. Dispose of used syringes and contaminated materials. Inventory equipment and supplies. Maintain solutions, chemicals and automatic equipment. Replenish supplies and equipment.

• Administrative and Other. Orient and train new or less experienced personnel. Attend conferences, meetings and in-service training programs. Maintain current licensure/certification. Maintain proficiency in clinical skills. Answer telephone and take messages.

• Other Activities and Responsibilities. Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.

• In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.

• Kaiser Permanente is an EEO/AA Employer.

Pay Grade: 43

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Minimum one year of experience as a CLSp CG licensed personnel.
• Per the National Agreement, current KP Coalition employees have this experience requirement waived.

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist License (California)

• Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetic Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathology

Additional Requirements:

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

• Posses MS degree in genetics or related field
• Ability to analyze FISH slides (Hematological and Constitutional) including Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE).
• Ability to work in a complex environment with good communication and interpretation skills.
• Computer knowledge of File Maker Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point applications.

Notes:

• This is an On-Call position, days and hours may vary.
• This is a temporary position for approximately three (3) months.

PrimaryLocation : California,Los Angeles,Regional Service Center
HoursPerWeek : 1
Shift : Variable
Workdays : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 06:00 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 08:30 PM
Job Schedule : Call-in/On-Call
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Temporary
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : B01|SEIU|Local 399
Job Level : Entry Level
Job Category : Laboratory
Department : Regional Service Center - Genetics Laboratory-Cytogen - 0806
Travel : No
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For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.