Specimen Processor, Laboratory, FT, Days
- No experience required
- Days
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About the job
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary
Responsible for specimen processing to include sorting, aliquoting, and centrifuging. It also includes registration of specimens, ordering lab tests, specimen labeling, monitoring computer reports and other administrative duties as assigned.
Essential Functions
- All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
- Performs specimen processing by identifying, sorting, aliquoting, centrifuging, and labeling biological samples.
- Performs semi-technical procedures such as calculating weight, measuring samples, and recording data.
- Operates laboratory computers to enter and retrieve lab data.
- Performs account registration and orders tests in the applicable system.
- Answers telephone inquiries, conducting analytical problem solving. Faxes results, fields specimen handling questions, dispatches couriers, and performs other administrative support and lab-related customer service duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
- Job is a non-management position that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education - High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Experience - No previous experience required. Six (6) months experience in healthcare environment involving computer skills preferred.
In Lieu Of
- NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- NA
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
- Knowledgeable on basic medical terminology (preferred)
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
Blount Memorial Hospital
Facility
Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Department
Laboratory-General
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About Prisma Health
Prisma Health is a private nonprofit health company with more than 33,000 (source: Prisma Health, Highlights and Statistics) team members, 20 (source: Prisma Health, Highlights and Statistics) acute and specialty hospitals and 490 (source: Prisma Health, Highlights and Statistics) practice sites serving South Carolina and Tennessee. Source: Prisma Health, Highlights and Statistics
Based in Greenville, SCHires in South CarolinaPay on its listings: 0% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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