Beebe Healthcare
LABORATORY-LAB SPECIMEN PROCESSOR
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Why Beebe?
Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.
Overview
Assists leadership in technical management. Acts as a resource in the absence of a technical specialist (medical technologist) and is the first line of communication with medical personnel in the hospital and the community, requiring excellent telephone skills and a thorough knowledge of laboratory test terminology.
Responsibilities
- Verify accuracy of two-patient identifiers, specimen collection requirements, test orders, and collection container requirements for clinical and anatomic pathology specimens as they are received in the laboratory.
- Prioritize STAT and routine testing requirements.
- Validate and enter requisition information for patient specimens received from non-Beebe providers to facilitate patient registration functions.
- Prepare specimens for testing or shipment by centrifugation and/or aliquoting according to instructions provided by standard operating procedures or reference laboratory guidance.
- Troubleshoot any specimen collection-related quality or collection concerns.
- Follow proper procedures for biohazard safety, including the pneumatic tube system, manual specimen delivery, blood specimen disposal, glove changing, and more.
- Serve as a resource and provide instruction to clinicians, clinical staff members, new employees, and students regarding specimen collection, handling, and transport.
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Qualifications
Experience & Education Required
- HS Diploma
- Certification in Phlebotomy or 1-2 years' experience in laboratory accessioning and/or preparing biological specimens for laboratory testing or reference laboratory transport in lieu of Certification.
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Working Conditions Essential
- Airborne Communicable Diseases Reasonably Anticipated
- Bending 34-66% of day
- Bloodborne Pathogens Reasonably Anticipated
- Environmental-Other Exposure Chemical Reasonably Anticipated
- Exposure Dust/Particulate matter Not Anticipated
- Exposure Radiation Not Anticipated
- Temps below 32 or above 100 degs Not Anticipated
- Extreme noise levels Not Anticipated
- Lift/Carry 0-10lbs 66% 10-20lbs 33%
- Push/pull 50-100lbs
- Lifting floor to waist level 34-66% of day
- Lifting waist level and above 34-66% of day
- Push/pull 34-66% of day
- Reaching overhead 34-66% of day
- Squat/kneel/crawl 34-66% of day
- Standing 34-66% of day
- Twisting 34-66% of day
- Uneven surfaces Not Anticipated
- Walking 34-66% of day
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- Entry: USD $18.00/Hr.
- Max: USD $27.90/Hr.
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