LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT 2

MS505 $25,480 - $45,864
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To perform routine laboratory duties.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from higher level laboratory or medical personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Laboratory Technical Assistant 1 by the presence of experienced level duties.

Differs from Laboratory Technical Assistant 3 by the absence advanced level duties.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists with the centrifugation of blood specimens to obtain serum or plasma as required for laboratory analysis utilizing appropriate balancing techniques.

Assists with the preparation and/or staining of slides for microscopic review.

Transports specimens to appropriate testing or storage areas.

Performs routine capillary and/or venipuncture.

Performs routine blood pathogen screening.

IN AN ANIMAL LABORATORY

Observes individual animals in a large population, noting changes in their appearance and habits, and reports in proper form their health status.

Assists in operating animal breeding programs, selecting, and sexing animals.

Cleans cages, runs, and stalls.

Provides basic nursing assistance to animals.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
One year of experience as a phlebotomist, EKG/ECG technician, pulmonary technician, or respiratory care technician, or in the care, preparation or handling of laboratory specimens, animals, or cadavers; OR

An associate's degree in medical technology, nursing, clinical laboratory science, or a biological, physical, or chemical science; OR

Certification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician 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 the required experience.