Join Our Team as a Specimen Processor in Our Hospital Lab! We are seeking a detail-oriented and dedicated Specimen Processor to join our dynamic hospital laboratory team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring the accurate handling and processing of patient specimens, contributing to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor pneumatic tube and courier deliveries to ensure timely processing of specimens.
- Investigate and resolve any requesting mistakes or other specimen problems.
- Complete quality forms for unacceptable specimens, requesting errors or other problems.
- Separate by centrifugation.
- Label appropriate aliquot tubes and transfer as defined by policy; store samples at the appropriate temperature.
- Determine and enter the specimen receive time into the computer. Answer all telephone inquiries concerning proper specimen collection, result, and normal range information.
- Verify patient specimens such as blood, urine and other body fluids with requisitions or labels, making certain that information on the specimens match any paperwork received and correct specimen.
- Prepare, package and send specimens to outside locations as needed.
- Receive, sort and prioritize ALL specimens according to the laboratory policies.
Schedule:
8 hr shifts & rotating days of the week, weekends, and holidays. Mostly 12-8pm and 2-10pm with some days shifts primarily on the weekend.