Laboratory Assistant - Anesthesiology - Hybrid
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
The Department of Anesthesiology employs over 200 Academic and Staff personnel and has an annual operating budget of $83 million in annualized resources (School of Medicine and Clinical Practice Organization (CPO) between Practice Plan revenues, VA Medical Center funding, Hospital and Medical Group funding, UC Foundation, Research sources and School of Medicine funds. There are over 85 Clinical faculty, 20 Ph.D. faculty, 8 Post-Doctoral Scholars, 42 Residents, 8 Senior Clinical Fellows, 33 Certified Nurse Anesthetists, 1 Physician Assistant and five collective bargaining units represented. The Department provides Clinical Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Services in Hillcrest, Thornton Hospital, Shiley Eye Center, Rady Children's Hospital, Jacobs Medical Center and the VA Medical Center. The Department operates a Pain Clinic at Perlman. The Department's research programs include bench and clinical research programs located at the VA Medical Center, Medical Teaching Facility, Clinical Teaching Facility, Hillcrest, Thornton, Sanford Consortium of Regenerative Medicine facilities and the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute. The Department of Anesthesiology’s Brain Mechanisms of Pain and Health Laboratory is seeking a Lab Assistant to help collect data for ongoing studies examining the effects and mechanisms supporting psychedelics and mindfulness meditation on health. The Lab Assistant will assist with basic laboratory operations, organize, work with healthy and chronic pain patients assisting with psychophysical, brain imaging, and pharmacologic studies as directed. Assigned duties and responsibilities include routine laboratory maintenance, assisting with psychological and psychophysical methodologies. Lab Assistant will assist with adhering to IRB protocols, collect human data, and assist with behavioral interventions ensuring accurate collection of data.
Qualifications
Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and one year of laboratory experience or two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of psychology, neuroscience, human biology, and pre-medicine. Knowledge of safe human testing procedures (CITI training; experience with IRB). Ability to follow written and verbal directions. Knowledge of personal computer programs including word processing, basic computer coding, SPSS, Word, Excel, and Unix. Ability to adhere to established UCSD guidelines for safety and environmental issues. Must be able to work effectively with human volunteers and patients. Requires a thorough understanding of laboratory principles including knowledge of safe laboratory process and procedures. Familiarity with specimen processing, labeling, centrifugation, and sample storage according to biosafety and regulatory standards. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to establish trust and rapport with participants and respond with sensitivity and awareness to participant needs. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; able to maintain accurate documentations and records. Demonstrates the ability to assist with participant recruitment, including prescreening and scheduling. Experience with data collection, entry, or database management in REDCap or similar systems.