Clinical Lab Specimen Processor: Accession & Support

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking personnel to accession specimens and prepare tissue materials for testing. You will collaborate with laboratory staff, medical teams and external customers, handling basic troubleshooting and service requests with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include receiving and batching specimens, pre-analytical processing, and providing clerical support to ensure smooth laboratory operations. This role supports Vanderbilt Health’s mission of excellence.

Qualifications

• Novice-level QA processes and quality improvement involvement.
• Fundamental specimen collection knowledge for testing workflows.
• Basic pathology understanding applicable to lab settings.
• Fundamental lab practices and procedures under supervision.
• Customer service skills including communication with internal/external customers.
• Basic equipment maintenance awareness and inventory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Sorting, triaging, receiving, sending, processing and batching specimens.
• Processing samples pre-analytically for testing.
• Providing general clerical support.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Specimen Collection

Pathology

Laboratory Practices

Customer Service

Equipment Maintenance

Job description

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking personnel to accession specimens and prepare tissue materials for testing. You will collaborate with laboratory staff, medical teams and external customers, handling basic troubleshooting and service requests with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include receiving and batching specimens, pre-analytical processing, and providing clerical support to ensure smooth laboratory operations. This role supports Vanderbilt Health’s mission of excellence.