Clerical Specialist II

City of Hope•Irwindale, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Position Overview: Under the supervision of the Clinical Business Operations Supervisor, the Clerical Specialist II position provides operational support for research and clinical activities within the Department of Pathology. This position is responsible for locating, retrieving, tracking, organizing, and distributing pathology materials, including formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks, glass slides, and related pathology records, in support of cancer research studies, clinical trials, and departmental initiatives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Nice To Haves

Up to one year experience in a hospital laboratory setting preferred, working with clinical laboratory specimens and staff

Responsibilities

Retrieve, accession, organize, and distribute pathology materials, including paraffin tissue blocks, glass slides, and associated reports, for approved research and clinical purposes.
Process requests from investigators, pathologists, and research staff for pathology specimens and supporting documentation.
Communicate with pathology laboratories, research coordinators, and investigators regarding specimen requests and status updates.
Maintain accurate inventory and tracking records for pathology materials using laboratory information systems and departmental databases.
Coordinate the transfer, return, and storage of pathology specimens in accordance with departmental policies and regulatory requirements.
Verify specimen identifiers and associated documentation to ensure accuracy and chain-of-custody compliance.
Assist with filing, archiving, and retrieval of pathology reports and related records.