Lab Assistant: Specimen Processing

Advocate Health • West Allis, WI

2d • $20 - $30

About The Position

The Lab Assistant: Specimen Processing role supports laboratory testing by receiving, identifying, processing, and tracking specimens. The position also handles laboratory data entry, customer communications, reports, supply inventory, and training support. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a schedule of Monday through Friday from 15:00 to 22:00, plus every sixth weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 to 22:30 and one to two holidays per year. The listed pay range is $19.80 to $29.70.

The position requires a high school diploma or graduate status. No experience or licensure, registration, or certification is required. Work involves operating necessary equipment, handling specimens and human blood and body fluids, and wearing appropriate protective equipment. The employee must be able to lift, sit, stand, walk, and bend as described below, and handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.

Requirements

• High school graduate.
• No experience required.
• No licensure, registration, or certification required.
• 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 handle multiple tasks simultaneously under general supervision.
• Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees.
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Frequently lift up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and bend for the majority of the workday.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Ensure specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing; resolve specimen identification or requisition problems and clarify requests.
• Obtain billing or insurance information and verify diagnosis code information.
• Enter and verify test requests in the laboratory computer system.
• Answer and screen telephone calls.
• Receive and sort specimens; assist with detailed specimen handling; package and track specimens for transport; and perform specimen storage and retrieval.
• Process specimens for testing, including aliquoting, while maintaining proper specimen identification.
• Review pending and management reports and generate and distribute reports.
• Assist with inventory and ordering of supplies.
• Maintain and file copies of orders, reports, and correspondence.
• Act as a resource and train new employees.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for eligible shifts or on-call work, incentive pay for select positions, and potential annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

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