When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California Arcadia Hospital considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, State, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations . Documents training for all lab techs validating that they have the skills required for proper specimen collection, including patient preparation, if applicable labeling, handling, preservation or fixation, processing or preparation, transportation and storage of specimens and an awareness of the factors that influence test results.