Specimen Processor (casual) - UPMC East

UPMC; Monroeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

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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 currently hiring a casual Specimen Processor to join our team!

Whether you're looking for a collaborative team setting, a career path that can lead to leadership, or experience with an industry leader, our Specimen Processor opportunity offers many ways for you to get involved!

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Specimen Processor to mainly work a 4 am to 12:30 pm shift (may occasionally work 12 pm to 8:30 pm). This position will work rotating weekend shifts and will have holiday responsibility.

Purpose

Receive, sort, identify, process, and distribute specimens to all technical sections. Enter requisition information and patient results into the computer system; call statistical results, answer phone, code charge slips, train new employees and perform related clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate service orientation approach by conveying courtesy, respect, enthusiasm and a positive attitude in work situations. Show initiative and offer assistance in the completion of the department's work.
• Monitor pneumatic tube and courier deliveries to ensure timely processing of specimens.
• Investigate and resolve any requesting mistakes or other specimen problems.
• Complete quality forms for unacceptable specimens, requesting errors or other problems.
• Separate by centrifugation.
• Label appropriate aliquot tubes and transfer as defined by policy; store samples at the appropriate temperature.
• Determine and enter the specimen receive time into the computer.
• Answer all telephone inquiries concerning proper specimen collection, result, and normal range information.
• Follow all regulations regarding health and safety concerning the handling of biohazardous patient samples or sharps to prevent exposure.
• Verify patient specimens such as blood, urine and other body fluids with requisitions or labels, making certain that information on the specimens match any paperwork received and correct specimen.
• Properly request in the Laboratory Information System laboratory information system if needed.
• Prepare, package and send specimens to outside locations as needed.
• Receive, sort and prioritize ALL specimens according to the laboratory policies.
• Share specimens as necessary.
• Disinfect the work area after shift and during shift, if needed.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new laboratory specimen processors.
• Perform routine technical and related clerical duties as directed.