Lab Specimen Processor — Early Morning Shift

UPMC; Monroeville, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

UPMC East is hiring a casual Specimen Processor to join our team in Monroeville, PA. The role involves receiving, sorting, processing, and distributing specimens, entering data into the LIS, and providing clerical support as needed.

Shift is 4:00 am to 12:30 pm with occasional 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm, rotating weekends and holidays. You'll work in a team-oriented laboratory environment, ensuring accuracy and safety while handling specimens and communicating with staff about results and procedures.

Qualifications

• Role requires accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced laboratory environment.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate service orientation with courtesy, respect, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude.
• Monitor pneumatic tube and courier deliveries for timely processing.
• Investigate and resolve specimen problems.
• Complete quality forms for unacceptable specimens or errors.
• Separate specimens by centrifugation.
• Label aliquot tubes and transfer as defined by policy.
• Enter receive time into the Laboratory Information System.
• Answer telephone inquiries about specimen collection, results and normal ranges.
• Follow health and safety regulations for handling biohazardous samples.
• Verify patient specimens match requisitions and paperwork.
• Prepare, package and send specimens to outside locations as needed.
• Receive, sort and prioritize all specimens per laboratory policies.
• Disinfect the work area after shift and during shift as needed.
• Participate in orientation and training of new staff.

Job description

UPMC East is hiring a casual Specimen Processor to join our team in Monroeville, PA. The role involves receiving, sorting, processing, and distributing specimens, entering data into the LIS, and providing clerical support as needed.

Shift is 4:00 am to 12:30 pm with occasional 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm, rotating weekends and holidays. You'll work in a team-oriented laboratory environment, ensuring accuracy and safety while handling specimens and communicating with staff about results and procedures.