Laboratory Specialist -- Temporary Solutions

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This is a temporary position and there are no leave or retirement benefits offered with this position. Temporary employees who work an annual average of 30 or more hours per week may be eligible for health insurance coverage under the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). For more information on Health Benefits offered visit www.shpnc.org.

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Note: Permanent and time-limited NC State Government employees must separate from their permanent or time-limited position in order to work in a temporary position.  All temporaries are limited to one NC State Government temporary assignment at a time.

Individuals hired into a temporary State job must be fully qualified for the job.  OSHR supports the Governor's Job Ready initiative and seeks to expand a temporary's skill set to enhance their qualifications for State government and private sector jobs.  Exposure to an agency's culture, process, procedures, and potential learning opportunities can provide valuable experience to those who may seek permanent employment with the state.

This temporary position is located in Raleigh - Wake County.

Job Order Hourly Rate of Pay: $38.05 (Based on education and/or years of relevant work experience reflected on the application).

This temporary position will be assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services. This position is located at 4312 District Drive, Raleigh, NC 27699.

Laboratory Medical Specialist position will perform new method validations for the detection and characterization of Legionella species from clinical specimens using Real-time PCR. The methods developed at this position will assist in North Carolina Legionella outbreak investigations and response.

Job duties include but may not be limited to:

• Responsible for new method validations including organism inactivation, DNA extraction, and Real-time PCR.

• Performing sample spiking, plating, microscopy, identification, and colony counts.

• Assisting  in establishing and documenting new method performance characteristics including accuracy, precision, analytical sensitivity and specificity, reportable range, etc.

NOTE:  Qualified applicants must meet and CLEARLY reflect on their application training and experience and all knowledge, skills, abilities, and any experience or competencies specified in the posting and/or supplemental question(s) to be considered. NOTE: "See Resume" is not acceptable to show work history.

• Experience and knowledge of both classical microbiological techniques and molecular biological techniques is essential.

• The successful candidate for this position must meet the CLIA '88 requirements for testing personnel in a high complexity laboratory.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Public Health Labs Minimum Education and Experience Bachelors degree in medical technology, microbiology, chemistry or a closely related biological science field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in a medical laboratory or in the assigned work area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications Must be capable of meeting the Federal CLIA 88 personnel requirements for a general supervisor in a laboratory performing high complexity testing.

Other Labs Minimum Education and Experience Bachelors degree in medical technology, microbiology, chemistry or a closely related biological science field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in a laboratory in the assigned work area; or an equivalent combination or education and experience.

Note: This is a generalized representation of positions in this class and is not intended to identify essential functions

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Office of State Human Resources

1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 200

Raleigh, NC  27609