Laboratory Specimen Processor — Lean, Team‑Oriented

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. is seeking a versatile laboratory support role to assist clinical lab personnel.

You will perform pre-analytical processing, enter orders, and manage specimens with accuracy and safety in a fast-paced setting. You will work within a lean culture, promoting continuous improvement and collaborating with clinicians to deliver timely results while maintaining excellent service standards.

Qualifications

• Must understand basic medical terminology.
• Must possess excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Laboratory computer skills.
• Ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks in a frequently stressful environment while maintaining strong customer service standards.
• Strives for adult-adult relationships with colleagues, subordinates, and superiors.

Responsibilities

• Enters orders and receives all specimens in Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Processes specimens based on testing requirements.
• Uses critical thinking principles to determine appropriateness of specimens.
• Accurately prepares send-out requisitions and samples for referral testing.
• Assures validity of requisition to meet applicable Managed Care and Medicaid guidelines.
• Processes Lab Corp and Quests specimens from outpatients and draw stations.
• Is competent in other departments, such as Referral testing or Phlebotomy.
• Manages workflow in all pre-analytical areas, the front office, specimen collection, and specimen processing area.
• Is a resource for clinicians with test ordering management.
• Is responsible and assists in training new employees.
• Maintains equipment, supplies, and work area.
• Ensures safe environment which is functional as well as professional in appearance and safe for patient care, the public, and staff.
• Performs other duties as required by the department.
• Demonstrates familiarity with and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety and compliance.
• Performs quality assurance by monitoring collection pending logs, OL monitor, timed and stat specimens, HRP and the LIS error log.
• Documents order errors and integrity of specimen issues.
• Actively promotes a Lean culture by performing duties to promote an understanding and consistent use of Lean principals and processes.
• Using an awareness of how the work performed is valued by the customer, performs duties, makes decisions, takes actions and continually strives to improve work processes.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Medical terminology

Laboratory procedures

Lean principles

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's or bachelor's in applied science

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Job description

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. is seeking a versatile laboratory support role to assist clinical lab personnel.

You will perform pre-analytical processing, enter orders, and manage specimens with accuracy and safety in a fast-paced setting. You will work within a lean culture, promoting continuous improvement and collaborating with clinicians to deliver timely results while maintaining excellent service standards.