Lab Specialist

About the Role

As a Laboratory Specialist at Memorial Health University Medical Center, you will perform specific departmental duties including specimen preparation, delivery, and accessioning. You will communicate with other hospital departments regarding correct specimen ordering and test corrections, liaise with doctors and nurses about results and specialty testing, and assist pathologists with consultation send-outs and navigating specialty testing menus. Additional responsibilities include handling special specimen requests, daily workload assistance, recordkeeping, inventory control, preventive maintenance, quality control, and clerical duties.

• Verify identification of each specimen upon receipt and assign accession numbers
• Enter demographics into the computer system and generate changes as necessary
• Adapt workflow processes to achieve high productivity and aid in turnaround time (TAT)
• Perform departmental assigned duties and coordinate patient care with pathologists and other physicians
• Assist the organization by performing other duties as requested or required

Requirements

• Associate Degree
• 1 year of experience (required)
• 3 years of experience or more (preferred)

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. Available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, serving 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Our 600+ bed hospital is a leading acute care facility and regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies, and high-risk newborn care. The hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our "care like family" culture extends to patients, team members, and the community. HCA Healthcare, our parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has spent an estimated $3.7 billion in recent years on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.