Clinical Lab Specimen Reception Specialist

Queensland Health; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12.75% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

24/7 confidential employee support

Flexible leave entitlements

Training and career growth programs

Internal training opportunities

Job summary

Queensland Health in Ipswich is seeking a Laboratory Services Officer to support Central Specimen Reception. You will handle specimens, perform pre-analytical tasks and ensure accurate data entry into the LIS, contributing to timely and safe pathology services.

The role requires phlebotomy competency, flexibility to work shifts, and strong teamwork and communication skills in a busy lab environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology and pathology abbreviations; phlebotomy competency.
• Availability to work all shifts; backfill holiday and sick leave.
• Experience with pre-analytical specimen processing and data entry.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines; strong teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to service quality standards, health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
• Handle and prepare blood and other specimens from patients to enable the requested laboratory tests to be performed.
• Perform general laboratory duties including the receipt of specimens, Esky packing, Data Entry (registration of pathology requests) into the laboratory information system.
• Maintain a safe working environment by ensuring the cleaning of work benches, trolleys, and equipment, meet Queensland Health WHS and Infection Control procedures and policies.
• Effectively prioritise workloads to assist the laboratory to effectively meet Pathology Queensland's turn-around-time (TAT) targets.
• Participate in the evening, weekend and public holiday roster for hours between 6am-10pm.
• Perform pre-analytical processes consistently and accurately, by maintaining competency in all areas of Central Specimen Reception.
• Liaise with patients as well as medical and non-medical staff in a professional manner to ensure the correct processing of specimens and efficient operation of the specimen reception department.
• Participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve patient care.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Data entry

MS Word & Excel

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Tools

Laboratory Information System

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Queensland Health in Ipswich is seeking a Laboratory Services Officer to support Central Specimen Reception. You will handle specimens, perform pre-analytical tasks and ensure accurate data entry into the LIS, contributing to timely and safe pathology services.

The role requires phlebotomy competency, flexibility to work shifts, and strong teamwork and communication skills in a busy lab environment.