3rd Shift Lab Specimen Accession Specialist

vumc.org; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, TN is seeking a Lab Associate 2 Clinical to accession specimens or tissue materials for testing and to support pre-analytic processing. The role includes handling customer service interactions and collaborating with laboratory staff.

The position operates in a Specimen Management setting, with responsibilities spanning specimen handling, basic QA, and routine clerical duties in a clinical lab environment. 1 year of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Accession specimens or tissue materials for testing.
• Process specimens pre-analytically for testing.
• Provide general clerical support and customer service.
• Maintain quality and safety standards in the lab.
• Collaborate with lab staff and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Sorting, triaging, receiving, sending, processing and batching specimens.
• Processing samples pre-analytically for testing.
• Providing general clerical support.
• Responding to customer service requests with appropriate urgency.

Skills

Specimen accessioning

Sample processing

Customer service

Quality assurance

Laboratory practices

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pipettes

Centrifuge

Laboratory information system (LIS)

Job description

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, TN is seeking a Lab Associate 2 Clinical to accession specimens or tissue materials for testing and to support pre-analytic processing. The role includes handling customer service interactions and collaborating with laboratory staff.

The position operates in a Specimen Management setting, with responsibilities spanning specimen handling, basic QA, and routine clerical duties in a clinical lab environment. 1 year of relevant experience preferred.