Specimen Processing Technician (Evening Shift)

West Tennessee Healthcare; Jackson (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, TN seeks a Laboratory Specimen Processor to handle receipt, preparation, and routing of blood and body fluid specimens for testing. The role includes clerical support, calls, and coordination with phlebotomy and nursing staff for timely processing.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with prior lab experience preferred. The position involves standard lab duties, weekend calls, and adherence to safety and quality protocols within the lab.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior laboratory experience preferred.
• Excellent telephone etiquette and basic keyboard/office skills.

Responsibilities

• Receives laboratory specimens from phlebotomists, pneumatic tube system and other avenues of delivery.
• Records time collected and received in the Laboratory Information System.
• Modifies collection times appropriately for all areas of the lab.
• Cancelling duplicates and recollecting samples improperly collected.
• Prepares samples for testing according to specimen type.
• Prepares various unique aliquots of specimens for lab testing.
• Centrifuges specimens as appropriate.
• Distributes lab specimens to specific work areas.
• Ensures test orders match labels for processing by EGEN system.
• Performs routine and/or special clerical duties in designated areas.
• Registers Outreach patients and orders tests as needed.
• Order tests for In-house from manual requisitions to be processed.
• Pulling orders for cytology samples.

Skills

Telephone etiquette

Keyboard skills

General office skills

Laboratory procedures

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Pneumatic tube system

Barcode labeling

Job description

West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, TN seeks a Laboratory Specimen Processor to handle receipt, preparation, and routing of blood and body fluid specimens for testing. The role includes clerical support, calls, and coordination with phlebotomy and nursing staff for timely processing.

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with prior lab experience preferred. The position involves standard lab duties, weekend calls, and adherence to safety and quality protocols within the lab.