Laboratory Technician for Clinical Pathology

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. Clinical pathology is part of Laboratory Medicine, a regional organization with operations in Lycksele, Skellefteå, and Umeå.

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. Approximately 120 people work at the clinical pathology laboratories in Umeå and about 15 people in Östersund. Thanks to our rapid development and increasing number of analyses, staffing has significantly increased in recent years, and we have become a large group with strong cohesion, humor, and job satisfaction.

We are now looking for someone who wants to work in an engaged team of colleagues for precision work with tissue samples.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a laboratory technician with us, you provide important service and enable efforts that contribute to a crucial part of our cancer care. Your tasks include, among others:

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

Your placement will be in the Histopathology section, 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 carefully, methodically, service-oriented, independently, and takes great responsibility for your job.
• Can work independently based on established written methods.
• Has some computer skills and finds it easy to acquire new knowledge.
• Experience from working with laboratory-related information systems is valued.
• Experience from laboratories, care departments/primary care is meritorious.
• 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 strongly request 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.