Specimen Processor I

Abbott Laboratories; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Specimen Processor I in the Cancer Diagnostic Division. This role handles receipt, preparation, and storage of specimens, delivering high-quality service in a fast-paced CLIA-certified lab.

Responsibilities include accessioning into LIS, ensuring specimen integrity, and coordinating with collection sites. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for this technical position.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with healthcare and research professionals.
• Ability to perform essential duties with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Accession and data entry of incoming specimens into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Review requisitions for completeness and ensure proper collection, labeling, and specimen integrity.
• Maintain detailed records of specimen rejection and problem logs.
• Triage specimens to the appropriate department.
• Coordinate specimen shipping and communicate testing status with collection sites as needed.
• Assist collection sites to resolve communication problems.
• Obtain clinical information for quality control and billing purposes.
• Engage with offices and payors to verify coverage and obtain preauthorization for testing.
• Follow up on final reports and return of patient samples to the originating lab.

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working atAbbott

AtAbbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for freemedical coveragein ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeUeducation benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Phoenix, AZ location in the Cancer Diagnostic Division.

We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

Position Overview

The Specimen Processor I is responsible for the accurate receipt, preparation for testing, and storage of all specimens while and providing excellent service to clients. This is a technical position requiring excellent customer service, accuracy, organization, and prioritization.

Schedule: All applicants must be available to work any schedule Monday – Saturday between the hours of 6:00am – 9:00pm

Essential Duties

• Accession and data entry of incoming specimens into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Review requisitions for completeness and assure proper collection, identification, labeling, and specimen integrity by following the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling, accessioning, and storage.
• Maintain detailed records of specimen rejection and problem logs.
• Triage specimens to the appropriate department.
• Contact external pathology laboratories to acquire necessary patient samples for test orders, as necessary.
• Assist with specimen shipping coordination and communicate testing status and non-conformance to collection sites, as needed.
• Work with collection sites to resolve communication problems, as needed.
• Obtain necessary clinical information for the purpose of quality control and billing for testing; interact with billing service to assure necessary clinical information is provided.
• Engage with ordering physician offices staff, patients, and payors to verify coverage and obtain preauthorization for testing, as needed.
• Follow up on issued final reports and the return of any related patient testing samples to their originating laboratory.
• Maintain patient privacy and adhere to any applicable HIPAA regulations.
• Assist in daily lab functions and responsibilities and perform general laboratory duties expected of maintaining a CLIA certified laboratory to include quality control activities.
• Strong human relations, communication, and organizational skills.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with healthcare and research professionals.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates Degree in a biological science field.
• Experience with handling medical specimens.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Applicable portions of the Company’s affirmative action program are available to any applicant or employee for inspection upon request.

The base pay for this position is $14.85 – $29.65 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.