Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
In this role, you will perform a variety of laboratory activities independently with minimal supervision at a moderate to high scientific complexity level and serve as a key support to operations and research customers. This position requires someone who can assist with large animal research support, including surgical needs, operating room and prep-room setup, and the performance of necessary procedures. The ideal candidate will also be capable of handling protocol development and contributing to the planning and execution of research studies. This role leads and participates in the training of other employees on proper procedures or SOPs, ensures maintenance of equipment, performs other related duties, and completes special projects as assigned.
A caregiver in this position works days, from 8:30am—5:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Demonstrate a consistent understanding of protocols and guiding principles and the protocols to experiments.
Conduct, evaluate experiment, assay, and/or other laboratory activities, and are assigned projects of moderate complexities.
May work with more senior mentors to learn and train on higher complexity activities.
Calculate, compile, and communicate results to the Core leadership or internal customer.
Perform quality assurance on all assigned activities per procedures or SOPs.
Perform intake functions for the laboratory such as logging of samples and service requests, and the dissemination of basic information to users (i.e., minimum requirements for services, costs, etc.).
Maintain established laboratory inventories, ordering materials as necessary.
Prepare and operate equipment for experiments, assays, measurements, etc.
Perform maintenance and minor equipment repairs, according to manufacturer and Core guidelines.
Clean and perform general maintenance on equipment, according to established protocols.
Execute and facilitate delivery of specialized services.
Interact with primarily with Core personnel but may have increasing interaction with Core users.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Associate's Degree in a relevant scientific field
Two years of experience
OR Bachelor's Degree may substitute for two years of experience
OR four years of directly related experience may substitute for the degree requirements
Certification in appropriate field may be per department or core protocol within one year of hire
Preferred Qualifications
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Physical Requirements:
May be exposed to hazardous biological, vaporous and odorous materials
Manual and visual dexterity required.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Continuous lifting, standing and walking.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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