Accessioning Clerk - Pathology

Lemaire Scott A Md; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX is hiring an Accessioning Clerk to accession surgical pathology specimens under supervision. Training for gross dissection may be provided after competency is demonstrated.

Location is 2575 West Bellfort Suite 200, Houston, TX 77054; hours are Mon-Fri, 1pm-9:30pm. Reliability, attendance, and teamwork are essential due to downstream impact on patient care and lab operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receive, sort, and accession specimens entering the lab into the LIS.
• Create specimen cassettes and slides and verify accession numbers.
• Time stamps patient requisitions upon receipt and sorts specimens.
• Enter patient demographics, physician data, clinical history, specimen information, and test orders into the LIS.
• Follow established safety and laboratory procedures at all times and do not deviate.
• Follow supervisor directions and support quality and efficiency within the department.
• Communicate issues or shift handoffs clearly to management and coworkers.
• Assist with equipment maintenance as directed by the manager.
• Prepare FNA slides and perform FNA.
• Prepare frozen section slides.
• Dispose of samples after analysis.
• Distribute slides in a timely manner.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab experience

LIS familiarity

Specimen accessioning

Medical terminology

Pathology workflows

Time management

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

60 semester hours biology/chemistry

Tools

LIS software

Job description

Division: Pathology

Work Arrangement: Onsite only

Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range: $43,065 - $50,665

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Work Schedule: See Job Posting

Summary

As a member of the Baylor Pathology team, the Accessioning Clerk accessions surgical pathology specimens under direct supervision.

The candidate may be trained for gross dissection with qualifying credentials after successful completion of competency.

This position is located at at 2575 West Bellfort Suite 200, Houston, TX 77054 and the work hours are Monday - Friday, 1pm - 9:30pm.

Reliability, attendance, and teamwork are critical due to the downstream impact on patient care and laboratory operations.

Job Duties

• Receives, sorts, and accessions all specimens entering the laboratory into the LIS.
• Creates specimen cassettes and slides and verifies accurate transposition of accession numbers generated by the (LIS) when matching with specimens.
• Time stamps patient requisitions upon receipt and sort specimens.
• Enters patient demographics, physician and clinical information, clinical history, specimen information, and test orders into the LIS.
• Follows established safety and laboratory procedures at all times and does not deviate in an attempt to save time.
• Follows the direction of the supervisor while taking initiative in performing and promoting quality and efficiency within the department.
• Clearly communicates (verbally and in writing) to management and coworkers when issues arise or when communicating information pertaining to shift handoff.
• Promotes supportive departmental communication with co-workers and management.
• Assists with equipment maintenance as directed by manager.
• Prepares FNA slides.
• Performs FNA.
• Prepares frozen section slides.
• Disposes of samples after the analysis is complete.
• Assists with distributing slides on a timely manner.
• Performs other job-relate duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Two years of laboratory setting experience.
• Experience with laboratory information systems (LIS), specimen accessioning, medical terminology, and pathology workflows is highly desirable.
• Associate, Bachelor, or accrued credits in the amount of 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 24 hours equally divided between biology and chemistry.
• Prior accessioning experience in a high-volume pathology environment with strict turnaround time expectations.
• Ability to follow established procedures.
• Ability to identify issues and troubleshoot by rootcause analysis and create a plan of correction.
• Ability to function with efficiency and clear communication.
• Ability to multitask without compromising quality or efficiency.
• Must possess strong organizational skills in order to stay on task and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.