Lab Assistant: Specimen Processing

American Addiction Centers • West Allis, WI

1d • $21 - $31 • 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, and performing limited testing under CLIA guidelines. Responsibilities also include equipment maintenance, quality control, data entry, notifying providers of critical results, obtaining billing information, answering phones, assisting with inventory, and processing specimens for transport and testing. The position also involves reviewing reports, training new employees, and acting as a resource.

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.
• Typically requires 1 year of experience in the allied health field or in providing laboratory assistance.

Nice To Haves

• None Required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing.
• Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests.
• Performs limited testing under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) 1988 guidelines, according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment and makes minor repairs when needed. Runs quality control checks.
• Performs laboratory result entry in the computer system. Enters and verifies test requests into the laboratories' computer system.
• Notifies providers of stat, critical, and other abnormal results and exceptions as defined by policy and procedure.
• Obtains billing/insurance information and/or verifies diagnosis code information.
• Answers and screens telephone calls.
• Assists with inventory and ordering of supplies.
• 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, pre-analytical steps, and loading instruments, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Reviews various pending and management reports. Generates and distributes reports. 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