LABORATORY-LAB SPECIMEN PROCESSOR

About the role

Assists leadership in technical management. Acts as a resource in the absence of the technical specialist (medical technologist) and is the first line of communication with medical personnel in the hospital and the community, requiring excellent telephone skills and a thorough knowledge of laboratory test terminology.

Responsibilities

• Verify accuracy of two-patient identifiers, specimen collection requirements, test orders, and collection container requirements for clinical and anatomic pathology specimens as they are received in the laboratory.
• Prioritize STAT and routine testing requirements.
• Validate and enter requisition information for patient specimens received from non-Beebe providers to facilitate patient registration functions.
• Prepare specimens for testing or shipment by centrifugation and/or aliquoting according to instructions provided by standard operating procedures or reference laboratory guidance.
• Troubleshoot any specimen collection-related quality or collection concerns.
• Follow proper procedures for biohazard safety, including the pneumatic tube system, manual specimen delivery, blood specimen disposal, glove changing, and more.
• Serve as a resource and provide instruction to clinicians, clinical staff members, new employees, and students regarding specimen collection, handling, and transport.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Certification in Phlebotomy or 1-2 years' experience in laboratory accessioning and/or preparing biological specimens for laboratory testing or reference laboratory transport in lieu of Certification.

Working Conditions

• Essential: Airborne Communicable Diseases (Reasonably Anticipated)
• Bending: 34-66% of day
• Bloodborne Pathogens: Reasonably Anticipated
• Environmental-Other Exposure: Chemical (Reasonably Anticipated)
• Exposure Dust/Particulate matter: Not Anticipated
• Exposure Radiation: Not Anticipated
• Temps below 32 or above 100 degs: Not Anticipated
• Extreme noise levels: Not Anticipated
• Lift/Carry: 0-10 lbs (66%), 10-20 lbs (33%)
• Push/pull: 50-100 lbs
• Lifting floor to waist level: 34-66% of day
• Lifting waist level and above: 34-66% of day
• Push/pull: 34-66% of day
• Reaching overhead: 34-66% of day
• Squat/kneel/crawl: 34-66% of day
• Standing: 34-66% of day
• Twisting: 34-66% of day
• Uneven surfaces: Not Anticipated
• Walking: 34-66% of day

Pay

USD $18.00/Hr. – USD $27.90/Hr.