Clinical Lab Specimen Dispatcher & Technician

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis is seeking a Laboratory Transport Aide responsible for dispatch and transport of blood and specimens and for assisting the lab team with clerical and technical tasks related to diagnostic testing.

The role may include CLIA waived testing, maintaining specimen integrity, proper labeling with three patient identifiers, record-keeping, and supporting customers and students as part of a compliant, patient-centered lab environment in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• Certification or degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory, chemical, physical or biological fields or equivalent years of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to specimen collection and preservation requirements, media requirements and storage.
• Receives specimens in the lab and handles them proficiently.
• Follow accreditation standards, regulatory requirements and institutional policies.
• Ensure accurate patient identification using at least three unique identifiers.
• Record and retrieve laboratory data accurately.
• Distribute samples in a timely manner.
• Track specimens effectively.
• Comply with reference lab specimen requirements, receiving and processing.
• Load/unload blood culture bottles and perform CLIA waived tests.
• Assist customers, including answering phones and responding to inquiries.
• Maintain clean and organized laboratory supplies and work area.
• Assist with training new employees and students.
• Complete assigned goals.

Skills

Specimen transport

Lab coordination

Quality assurance

Education

Medical laboratory certification/degree

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis is seeking a Laboratory Transport Aide responsible for dispatch and transport of blood and specimens and for assisting the lab team with clerical and technical tasks related to diagnostic testing.

The role may include CLIA waived testing, maintaining specimen integrity, proper labeling with three patient identifiers, record-keeping, and supporting customers and students as part of a compliant, patient-centered lab environment in a busy hospital