Specimen Processor
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open laboratory assistant jobs in North Carolina post a median of $23.11 an hour, the middle half $19.43–$24.75, across 9 jobs that state their pay. Laboratory assistants employed in North Carolina earn a median of $29.16 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Workplace injuries
Carteret Health Care in Morehead City reported 53 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 2,688,665 hours worked: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 4.0 per 100 full-time workers. 4 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Carteret General Hospital
Medicare gives Carteret General Hospital 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; North Carolina's hospitals average 3.3). 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · North Carolina hospitals by rating.
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About the job
- JOB RELATIONSHIPS
- The specimen processor is responsible to the Pathologist, Lab Administrative Director, and Lab Manager, and will function under the direction of the Lab Supervisors.
- DEFINITION OF POSITION
- The specimen processor’s primary job is the handling of specimens. This will include [but is not limited to]:
- ORDER ENTRY
- registering the patient’s visit
- ordering the requested test(s)
- receiving the specimen
- printing the requisition sheet
- labeling the specimen
- performing processing necessary to ready it for testing or send out
- SPECIMEN PROCESSING
- ensuring that the specimen obtained is the specimen(s) of choice for the test(s) requested.
- taking the specimen to the appropriate department for testing (once processed) or properly storing for send out.
- for tests not ordered thru the LIS: knowing which manual form to use, how to correctly fill it out; how the specimen must be packaged to current regulations (addressing the shipment of biohazard us material); recording information concerning mail outs to facilitate specimen tracking; copying and distributing reports to the proper agencies and filing the lab’s copy.
- These procedure(s) will be done with the Outpatient center, the Imaging Center, Oncology/CoRad specimens, Home Health specimens, and courier specimens.
- The specimen processor also performs a variety of clerical duties including answering the phone, dispatching phlebotomists and responding to requests for patient reports and other patient information that may be needed.
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional
- Medical Assistant or Lab Technician preferred or experience with specimen processing.
- Excellent customer relation skills.
- Mathematical, verbal, and written skills at the high school level. (Minimum)
From Carteret Health Care's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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