Company Profile
Company Overview
The goal of the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL), Alabama Department of Public Health is to provide testing for diseases of public health significance; offer diagnostic capabilities unavailable to the private sector; provide private laboratories with reference services; administer regulations; provide educational services; institute testing procedures; and provide data to agencies. In fiscal year 2007, the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories received 803,414 specimens for analysis and performed almost 2 million laboratory tests.
Company History
The Alabama Department of Public Health is an equal opportunity employer. With approximately 3,700 employees, the Department is one of the largest state agencies.
The Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has three labs. The central lab is in Montgomery with a division in Mobile and Birmingham. The laboratory was established in October 1908.
Benefits
Employees receive thirteen paid holidays a year and earn annual and sick leave at a minimum rate of approximately one day per month of each. Annual leave is increased as years of employment increase. Health insurance is paid for employees and family plans are available at a very affordable rate (http://www.alseib.org/HealthInsurance/ ). Alabama State Employees also participate in the state’s retirement system (http://www.rsa.state.al.us/).