Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others. As a Specimen Processor, you will be responsible for the accurate receipt, preparation for testing, and storage of all specimens while providing excellent service to clients.
Requirements
- Accession and data entry of incoming specimens into the Laboratory Information System (LIS)
- Review requisitions for completeness and assure proper collection, identification, labeling, and specimen integrity by following the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling, accessioning, and storage
- Maintain detailed records of specimen rejection and problem logs
- Triage specimens to the appropriate department
- Contact external pathology laboratories to acquire necessary patient samples for test orders, as necessary
- Assist with specimen shipping coordination and communicate testing status and non-conformance to collection sites, as needed
- Work with collection sites to resolve communication problems, as needed
- Obtain necessary clinical information for the purpose of quality control and billing for testing; interact with billing service to assure necessary clinical information is provided
- Engage with ordering physician offices staff, patients, and payors to verify coverage and obtain preauthorization for testing, as needed
- Follow up on issued final reports and the return of any related patient testing samples to their originating laboratory
- Maintain patient privacy and adhere to any applicable HIPAA regulations
- Assist in daily lab functions and responsibilities and perform general laboratory duties expected of maintaining a CLIA certified laboratory to include quality control activities
Benefits
- Paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time)
- Paid leave for parents and caregivers
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellness support
- Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage