Clinical Support I (Lab)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Unloads and unpacks specimens: Cuts boxes and routes specimens by type to various staging areas, Records shipments, Records temperature of the packages according to the policies including safety and infection control, Waste Management Sorting and loading automated line according to department needs and frequencies.
• Removes specimens rejected by Automation line and relabels tubes for processing. Accessions samples that require manual receiving and delivers them to the appropriate department.
• Unloads exception samples from Automation system
• Grooms clotted samples
• Transports racked and bulk samples to non-automated lab areas/refrigerators
• Performs and records department maintenance for functions and equipment used daily
• Prepares offline samples for testing (centrifuge and uncap)
• Affords assistance to the technical staff in specimen processing and preparation in the clinical laboratory
• Documents work activities and pertinent information (using internal and external comments) in the LIS or paper logs to ensure regulatory compliance requirements are met and that audit trails are established
• Performs duties and responsibilities as needed or directed
• Performs specialized duties as needed

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor degree preferred
• Critical Thinking Skills Preferred
• Medical terminology training preferred
• Som specialty or on the job clinical lab training preferred
• Basic Computer Skills Preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out

Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.