DescriptionAt Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist we take pride in offering a dynamic and fulfilling work environment. Joining our team means becoming an essential part of a leading healthcare institution that is committed to providing exceptional patient care and advancing medical research.
Job Summary: Intermediate level specimen processing position with responsibilities that include receipt of biological specimens into the laboratory introductory knowledge of specimen sorting and triage proper receipt of the specimen into the information system preparation of samples for analytical testing and distribution of these specimens to the proper analytical area.
Position Highlights:
- Department:HPMC Laboratory
- Location: High Point Westwood Avenue
- Shift Schedule:Full Time Days/Evenings Monday Friday 11:30am 8pm
What We Offer:
- Day 1 Health Coverage:Amazing health insurance with the option of copay or HSA eligible plans
- Wellness Incentives:Up to $1350/year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program
- Education:Eligible for ourPrepaid College Tuition Assistanceprogram (up to $5250/year)!
- Parental Benefits:Six weeks paid birthingmother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave
- Retirement:Up to 7 employerpaid retirement contributions
Education/Experience/Certifications to Qualify:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent with two years of experience in a laboratory specimen processing area required.
- Experience includes phlebotomy urine collection and/or centrifuging aliquotting and transporting blood and body fluid samples. Experience may also include slide preparation and staining microbiology setup reagent preparation instrument loading and/or pointofcare testing.
- Completes a minimum of four continuing education hours outside of annual inservice requirements.
Essential Functions:
- Obtains and sorts specimens from various delivery sources including the pneumatic tube system specimen window and courier services.
- Verifies acceptability requirements are met for clinical laboratory specimens prior to receipt into the laboratory information system.
- Verifies labeling acceptability and specimen stability requirements are met for anatomic pathology specimens.
- Identifies and resolves unacceptable specimens such as those with labeling specimen type or specimen stability issues. If unable to resolve brings them to the attention of a Medical Laboratory Assistant on the shift.
- Appropriately receives instrument ready barcoded specimens into the laboratory information system.
- Identifies and processes orders in the Electronic Medical Record for specimens received without instrument ready barcode labels.
- Identifies and processes orders for irretrievable body fluid specimens.
- Identifies and modifies incorrect orders placed based on specific order requirements for various specimen types.
- Appropriately receives samples with orders placed in the Outreach laboratory information system.
- Enters employee exposure lab orders into the Outreach laboratory information system.
- Enters orders from a paper requisition into the Electronic Medical Record or Outreach laboratory information system.
- Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of specimen triage and distribution to appropriate laboratory sections.
- Performs specimen processing techniques including centrifugation and aliquotting.
- Loads clinical laboratory specimens onto the automated testing track.
- Demonstrates intermediate knowledge of troubleshooting of laboratory order and specimen issues.