Lab Support Specialist: Specimen Processing & Results

gmh; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Grady Health System seeks a Technical Assistant to support the laboratory by processing and distributing specimens, ensuring patient ID accuracy, and relaying collection instructions to providers. The role involves preparing specimens for analysis by a Medical Technologist and communicating results per standard procedures.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and some laboratory exposure, with comfort using laboratory information systems and following established procedures to ensure

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous laboratory experience preferred.
• Must possess the ability to follow laboratory procedures and occasionally function autonomously.
• Exposure to Clinical Laboratory procedures, personal computer functions, and laboratory information systems required.
• Understanding of Clinical Laboratory test accessioning, specimen collection and processing, and result retrieval and reporting principles.

Responsibilities

• Performs specimen processing and distribution in preparation for analysis by a Medical Technologist.
• Confirms the accuracy of patient identification.
• Provides specimen collection information and any applicable special instructions to providers.
• Communicates test results to appropriate individuals in accordance with standard clinical laboratory procedure.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Specimen collection

Lab information systems

Autonomy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

LIS software

Job description

Grady Health System seeks a Technical Assistant to support the laboratory by processing and distributing specimens, ensuring patient ID accuracy, and relaying collection instructions to providers. The role involves preparing specimens for analysis by a Medical Technologist and communicating results per standard procedures.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and some laboratory exposure, with comfort using laboratory information systems and following established procedures to ensure