Specimen Processor/ Lab Assistant

Pride Health; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Life & disability insurance

Employee discounts with vendors

Job summary

Pride Health is hiring a Specimen Processor/Lab Assistant to support a White Plains facility. This is a 2-3 month assignment with potential extension or conversion. Shift is Monday–Friday 9 am–5:30 pm; pay rate is $18–$20/hr on W-2, based on experience.

Requires a HS diploma or equivalent with basic computer skills; data entry background is important. Prior lab experience is preferred but not required. Flexibility for overtime, weekends, and holidays is expected.

Qualifications

• Data entry background required; accuracy and timeliness essential.
• HS diploma or equivalent; medical/lab experience preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with laboratory specimen processing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Specimen Processing Department functions including A-station, presort, pickup and delivery of processed specimens to the lab.
• Assist with imaging/microfilming, centrifugation and aliquoting with careful handling and documentation.
• Learn and follow compliance regulations related to test ordering; adapt to daily changes and maintain quality for customer satisfaction.
• Nightshift core work with flexibility for weekends, holidays, on-call and overtime as needed.

Skills

Data entry

Organization

Flexibility

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Tools

Computer basics

Job description

Pride Health is hiring a Specimen Processor/ Lab Assistant to support our client’s medical facility based in White Plains NY 10604. This is a 2-3 months assignment (Possibility of extension or conversion) opportunity and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!

Job Name: Specimen Processor/ Lab Assistant

Location : White Plains NY 10604

Duration : 2-3 months with possibilities of extension

Shift : M-F 9 am-5:30 pm

Payrate : $18-20/hr. on w2/Pay Rate is based on experience and educational qualifications.

• The SPT I is responsible for general support functions within the Specimen Processing Department. This position requires a data entry background. Functions performed may include but are not limited to A-station, presort, pickup and delivery of processed specimens to the laboratory, imaging/microfilming, centrifugation and aliquoting. All functions must be performed with confidence, accuracy and in a timely manner. Job is complex and requires that employee have good organization skills and is able to learn and understand specimen types related to test(s) ordered by client. The SPT I must have to the ability learn and understand the compliance regulations related to test ordering which may change on a daily basis. This position is critical to quality for customer satisfaction. Additionally, since many changes do occur from day to day, great flexibility on the part of the SPT I is required. The SPT I will be exposed to many different demands made by the customer. Majority of SPT I work on the nightshift but based on staffing needs, weekends, holidays, on call and overtime availability is a requirement..

Education:

• HS diploma or equivalent. Required Knowledge: Basic understanding of computers with a preferred knowledge of laboratory testing and/or laboratory specimen processing. Work Experience: No experience required but previous laboratory experience preferred. Medical background preferred which includes medical terminology applicable to a clinical laboratory. Previous hospital laboratory experience is a plus but not required. Previous experience in a production environment preferred.

Pride-Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.