CLINICAL LABORATORY
1. Possession of a valid Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) certificate issued by the State of California Department of Health Services or equivalent proof of training accepted by the State of California Department of Health Services.
Knowledge of: venipuncture techniques and Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions; common laboratory equipment, methods, and procedures; fundamentals of chemistry and biology; infectious agents and diseases; metric system weights and measures; and filing and recordkeeping systems.
Job Description: Incumbents in this classification perform routine laboratory procedures in the Public Health Department. Incumbents assigned to clinical laboratories perform phlebotomy duties while incumbents assigned to Public Health laboratories perform water bacteriology testing. Laboratory Assistants are distinguished from Clinical Laboratory Scientists and Public Health Microbiologists in that the latter two classifications are licensed professional classes.
About Salary: $13.81-$16.85 every hour / $2,401-$2,931 monthly / Range: 4596
Definition: Under close supervision, performs phlebotomy duties
and other routine laboratory procedures related to preparing human
biological samples for microbiological, hematological, and chemical
analysis; or, performs routine biological and chemical laboratory
procedures related to preparing water, food, and diagnostic
specimens for analysis; and performs related duties as required.
PageUrl:http://www.eduers.com/JobDescriptions/Laboratory_Assistant.html