Specimen Processor II, Full Time Evenings

Overview

At 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.

Position Highlights: 

• Department:  Central Processing Laboratory
• Location:  Winston Salem Medical Center Laboratory
• Shift Schedule: Full Time, Evenings

What We Offer:

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Amazing health insurance with the option of copay or HSA eligible plans
• Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,350/year in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program
• Education: Eligible for our Prepaid College Tuition Assistance program (up to $5,250/year)!
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid 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 point-of-care testing. 
• Completes a minimum of four continuing education hours outside of annual in-service 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.