Accessioning Technician I (Temp), Mon-Fri Evenings

NeoGenomics Laboratories • Aliso Viejo, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accessioning Technician ensures proper handling of incoming specimens and prepares them for laboratory testing. This entry-level Accessioning role performs the full range of specimen-processing procedures, including matching patient information, data entry, aliquoting, and scanning documents. The position is temporary and full-time, scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; hours may change based on business needs. Temp-status workers perform their duties through a third-party agency and are not official NeoGenomics employees. The role is based at the NeoGenomics lab in Aliso Viejo, California.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasking environment while maintaining production and quality standards.
• Ability to work in a biohazard environment and comply with safety policies and standards in the Safety Manual.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of experience equivalent to an Accessioning Technician is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive and sort specimens for testing.
• Review requisitions for missing information, work with Client Services to obtain it promptly, and distribute new information to the departments involved.
• Enter data into the laboratory information system (LIS), label samples, create folders, generate specimen travel documents, and forward samples to the appropriate personnel or departments accurately and on time.
• Assemble case paperwork and files, including pre-analytic documentation and labels.
• Enter add-on testing and coordinate split specimens.
• Send specimens to appropriate reference laboratories by coordinating shipments, maintaining client communication, and generating required logs.
• Perform quality assurance checks of samples.
• Use chain-of-custody logs for slides and blocks, ensure the proper chain-of-custody process is followed, and oversee quality-control workflow and reconciliation of blocks and the block log.
• Identify and report quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED