LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 1, 2, or 3Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4755803) ApplyLABORATORY TECHNICIAN 1, 2, or 3SalaryDepends on QualificationsLocation Angola, LAJob TypeClassifiedJob Number402-24-184DepartmentDOC-Louisiana State PenitentiaryOpening Date12/10/2024Closing Date12/15/2024 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental InformationLouisiana Department ofPublic Safety & Corrections –Corrections Serviceswww.doc.louisiana.gov LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARYAngola, LATHIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS AN JOB APPOINTMENT, PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEEOF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)This position may be filled as:
DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
Why work for DOC? (https://doc.louisiana.gov/about-the-dpsc/careers-in-corrections/)
Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s or work from homeMAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.
Exams and License Requirements
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification SALARY DEPENDENS ON LEVEL OF EXPERIENCEAs part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Laboratory Technician 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Laboratory Technician 3 is $64,314.00 annually. Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.
IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
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.
This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability. For further information about this vacancy contact: Chassity RheamsLouisiana State PenitentiaryHuman Resources DepartmentPh: (225) 655-2055Fax: (225) 342-5968Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Two years of experience as a laboratory assistant, laboratory technical assistant, laboratory technician or blood bank phlebotomist.SUBSTITUTIONS:Completion of a twelve month training program in histological techniques under the supervision of a qualified pathologist will substitute for all of the required experience.Satisfactory completion of a one year program in medical laboratory technology at an accredited vocational-technical school will substitute for all of the required experience.College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience provided that six semester hours of each thirty are in any one or a combination of these specialized fields: laboratory animal technology, laboratory animal science, animal science, biology, microbiology, chemistry, nursing, zoology, agricultural sciences, physics, bacteriology, histological techniques, medical technology, immunology, urology or renewable resources.An associate degree in medical technology or nursing will substitute for all of the required experience.A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in bacteriology, biology, histological techniques, medical technology, immunology, urology, zoology, chemistry, histopathology, mycology, or microbiology or any combination of the above coursework will substitute for all of the required experience.Certification as a Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science will substitute for all of the required experience.NOTE:Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:For positions in Human Testing Laboratory:Licensed to practice as either a Laboratory Assistant or a Clinical Laboratory 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.NOTE:This job is used by many agencies in different laboratory settings. Therefore, the types of experience and/or training required to perform the duties of specific positions will vary. Hiring agencies may choose to post job vacancies with a minimum qualification hiring preference based on the experience and/or training needed to successfully perform the duties for a specific position.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To perform a variety of laboratory tasks on the basis of technical knowledge and specific skills.LEVEL OF WORK:Entry.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Close from laboratory personnel of a higher level.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:None.LOCATION OF WORK:Clinical laboratories, educational or health care facilities; Statewide.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Laboratory Technician 2 and Laboratory Technical Assistants by the preparation of laboratory specimens to be evaluated by higher level laboratory personnel.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Performs veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol on patients to obtain blood for requested analysis.Interviews, screens, and performs sterile veni-puncture in keeping with standard protocol to obtain 500 ML whole blood for use in the blood bank.Prepares laboratory specimens such as blood, urine, stool, and sputum for diagnostic evaluation.Prepares feces and other materials for examination for the presence of ova and parasites.Prepares, embeds, cuts, stains, mounts, labels, and catalogues tissue sections.Prepares, stains cover slips, and catalogues cytology specimens.Prepares reagents, soils, and plant and animal tissues for analysis to identify pH, lime, organic matter, minor elements, soluble salts, etc.Operates pH meters, salt bridges, balances and colorimeters, calibrating as necessary.Performs microscopic examination, records, and reports test results.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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 leaveMore information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspxHolidays 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 GovernorState 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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/YourRetirementSystem.mp4) 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
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Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)?
Yes
No
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If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.
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Do you possess a license to practice as a Clinical Laboratory Technician in the State of Louisiana?
Yes
No
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If you answered 'YES' to the previous question, please list the TYPE, license NUMBER, the issue STATE, and expiration date. Failure to provide ALL information could result in your application not being considered. If you answered "no" enter "n/a"
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How did you hear about this position?
Civil Service Website or social media
Recruitment Event
Newspaper Ad
DOC Website
DOC Employee Referral
Indeed
ZipRecruiter
Glassdoor
Monster
Facebook/Instragram
Other
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Do you have a bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in bacteriology, biology, histological techniques, medical technology, immunology, urology, zoology, chemistry, histopathology, mycology, microbiology, or any combination of the above coursework?
Yes
No
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If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please list the course title, course description, semester hours earned, and accredited institution. If you answered 'no,' type N/A. (Ex. BIOL 1001 – General Biology – 3 hrs - LSU)
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Are you a certified Laboratory Animal Technician by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science?
Yes
No
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