- Clinical Lab Associate 2 -Specimen Receiving

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville is seeking a First Shift Lab Accessioner to prepare specimens and tissue materials for testing. You will package specimens for referral labs and support laboratory staff, with guidance as needed, while delivering courteous customer service to internal and external clients.

You will work closely with medical staff, handle routine clerical tasks, and help maintain quality and compliance in pre-analytical processes.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in a laboratory setting or equivalent.
• Ability to handle specimens and perform basic pre-analytical tasks.
• Strong organizational and clerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Sort, triage, receive, send, process and batch specimens.
• Process samples pre-analytically for testing.
• Provide general clerical support.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Specimen Collection

Pathology

Laboratory Practices

Customer Service

Equipment Maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

First Shift at The Vanderbilt Clinic. Responsible for accessioning specimens or patient tissue materials for testing, including packaging specimens or tissue materials to be sent out to referring laboratory with minimal guidance. Works closely with all laboratory staff, medical staff, and external customers. Performs customer service functions including telephone etiquette and basic troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Sorting, triaging, receiving, sending, processing and batching specimens
• Processing samples pre‑analytically for testing
• Providing general clerical support
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

• Quality Assurance (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.
• Specimen Collection (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate specimen collection in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Pathology (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate pathology in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Laboratory Practices (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate laboratory practices in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Customer Service (Novice): Demonstrates the ability to influence customers. Knows how to verify and clarify the needs and expectations of customers. Responds quickly and efficiently to customer service requests. Participates in and conducts meetings with customers. Keeps customers informed of status via standard reporting techniques. Meets the continuing service needs of a customer group, including requests for changes in work content. Responds to customers with an appropriate level of urgency, energy, persistence and tenacity.
• Equipment Maintenance (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Position Qualifications

• Experience Level: 1 year
• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Relevant Work Experience: Not specified but included under experience level.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.