Specimen Processing & Lab Support Clerk

Brown Medicine; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking staff to support pre-analytical specimen processing, patient registration, test ordering, and specimen distribution within laboratories. Responsibilities include data entry into LIS/HIS and maintaining detailed procedure records, with emphasis on confidentiality and timely performance.

The role involves interaction with patient care units, physicians, and external labs, and requires compliance with safety, privacy, and infection-control policies in a hospital

Qualifications

• High school graduate with biology and chemistry coursework.
• Applies standard precautions.
• Organizational and clerical skills to maintain logs/records; computer skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills with physicians, nurses, and laboratories.

Responsibilities

• Receives specimens for pre-analytical processing and manages labeling and distribution.
• Maintains logbooks and similar documents as required.
• Checks specimens with technologists for special handling needs.
• Contacts units and offices to clarify requests and priority tests.

Skills

Biology and chemistry coursework

Organizational and clerical skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma with biology and chemistry coursework

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Health Information System (HIS)

Job description

Brown University Health is seeking staff to support pre-analytical specimen processing, patient registration, test ordering, and specimen distribution within laboratories. Responsibilities include data entry into LIS/HIS and maintaining detailed procedure records, with emphasis on confidentiality and timely performance.

The role involves interaction with patient care units, physicians, and external labs, and requires compliance with safety, privacy, and infection-control policies in a hospital