Laboratory Technician at Laboratory Medicine Västerbotten

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equitable welfare and for research and innovation to yield results.

Laboratory Medicine Västerbotten comprises approximately 500 employees and includes clinical pathology, clinical microbiology, healthcare hygiene, clinical genetics, clinical immunology and transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, biobanking, and tissue establishment. Through agreements, we have total responsibility for clinical pathology in Östersund, including medical management responsibility for immunology and transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, and clinical microbiology.

The operation is accredited, and we work according to the quality system on which Laboratory Medicine's accreditation is based. At the clinical pathology laboratories, about 120 people work in Umeå and about 15 people in Östersund. Thanks to our rapid development and increasing number of analyses, staffing has expanded significantly in recent years, and we have become a large group with strong cohesion, humor, and job satisfaction.

In Östersund, we work with patient samples from Jämtland County. We handle the histopathological process, and cancer diagnostics are performed at the cellular level with materials such as various tissues and cell suspensions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a laboratory technician with us, you provide important service and enable efforts that contribute to a vital part of our cancer care. You will work in both the histopathology and cytology laboratories. Your tasks include, among others:

• Responsible for the pre-analytical phase of sample handling.
• Sample reception, registration in our patient data system, sample preparation, and equipment maintenance.
• Perform routine maintenance, replenishment of consumables, and cleaning.
• Work according to Laboratory Medicine's quality system.

Your placement will be in the section in Östersund, but you may also contribute to department-wide tasks and support other sections within Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a nursing assistant education or other equivalent education/experience.
• Has good communication and collaboration skills.
• Works meticulously, methodically, service-oriented, self-driven, and takes great responsibility for your job.
• Can work independently based on established written methods.
• Has some computer skills and is quick to learn new knowledge.
• Experience with healthcare-related information systems is valued.
• Experience from healthcare departments/primary care is an advantage.
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

OTHER

Read more about our benefits for those who work with us on our website here (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner).

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds.

In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then send your application documents by post.