Specimen Processor
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.

Job Info

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Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

Position: Specimen Processor

Hours: 2:30pm-11:00pm

Location: Gainesville

What You Will Do:

A semi-technical position that services several functions in the clinical laboratory. Duties are multi-varied and include a variety of invasive/sterile procedures. Responsibilities include but are not limits to: ensuring the validity and integrity of clinical specimens, ensuring doctors' orders are executed correctly, special specimen handling for esoteric testing, handling and processing of legal specimens, lab report generation and distribution, etc. Very fast paced environment with frequent subjection to a variety of bio-hazards. Employee performs clinical duties in accordance with population specific guidelines and adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as outlined in policy and procedures

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

1. Able to perform station of pneumatic tube area in lab. Responsible for receiving and distributing all samples collected by nursing, by phlebotomy, and outpatient draw area. Maintains communication with phlebotomist on floors as well as front desk for handling add-ons, re-printing of labels, etc.

2. Deals effectively with other hospital departments to help resolve sample problems with phlebotomy and nursing. Deals effectively with outside clients to resolve issues, assist with order clarification, or answer questions they present.

3.Performs effectively and efficiently in complex emergency situations such as multiple trauma or disaster and stroke alerts

4. Insures the integrity of all submitted clinical specimens.

5. Processes surgically obtained, irreplaceable samples, body fluids, CSF, 24-hour urine samples, Cord bloods, PKU's and courtesy/research samples.

6. Receives and routes orders to registration or client bill areas, logs in, labels and dispenses samples to correct departments within lab.

7. Responsible for completing investigational type studies on and maintaining detailed records for outside locations as well as proper documentation of errors internally as well as externally. Works closely with Customer Service to resolve issues and improve lab processes.

What You Will Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Three years of continuous employment as a lab assistant preferred. Bilingual skills are a plus.

Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals.

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Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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