Lab Assistant: Specimen Processing

Advocate Health • West Allis, WI

1d • $20 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time Lab Assistant position in Specimen Processing at WI ACL Laboratories - WI Central Lab. The role involves ensuring proper specimen labeling and suitability for testing, resolving identification and requisition issues, obtaining billing/insurance information, and entering test requests into the laboratory computer system. The assistant will also answer and screen calls, receive, sort, package, track, store, and retrieve specimens. Duties include processing specimens for testing, reviewing reports, assisting with inventory and ordering supplies, and maintaining records. Additionally, the role involves acting as a resource and training new employees.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications.
• Keyboarding and typing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under general supervision.
• Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
• High School Graduate.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
• Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests.
• Obtains billing/insurance information and/or verifies diagnosis code information.
• Enters and verifies test requests into the laboratories' computer system.
• Answers and screens telephone calls.
• Receives and sorts specimens and assists with detailed specimen handling; packages and tracks specimens for transport and performs specimen storage and retrieval.
• Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Reviews various pending and management reports. Generates and distributes reports.
• Assists with inventory and ordering of supplies.
• Maintains and files copies of orders, reports and/or correspondence.
• Acts as a resource and trains new employees.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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