Specimen Processor I -

National Medical Services Inc•Horsham, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

NMS Labs is hiring multiple regular full-time Specimen Processors for its Specimen Processing department at its headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The company provides professional laboratory testing services in clinical toxicology, forensic science, and other areas of esoteric testing and expert services. The laboratory operates 24/7/365, and holiday rotations may be required as needed. The Specimen Processor receives and unpacks specimens, completes chain-of-custody and related documentation, accessions samples into the laboratory information management system (LIMS), returns samples, monitors department reports, and performs other support activities. The role involves working with samples and interacting with all areas of the laboratory in a fast-paced environment. Employment offers are contingent on a nationwide background investigation and a urine drug screen with results satisfactory to NMS employment standards. Available shift: Tuesday through Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma.
MS Office skills.
Typing and data-entry skills with a high level of accuracy.
Ability to talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to manipulate a computer keyboard, objects, or controls.
Ability to walk between work locations throughout the shift.
Ability to sit and stand for extended periods.
Ability to lift and carry objects up to 10 pounds.
Ability to meet the specified vision requirements, with correction if needed: close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to work with exposure to intermittent or constant equipment sounds, fumes, noxious odors, dust, biological material and blood-borne pathogens, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
Successful completion of a nationwide background investigation and urine drug screen, as required for an offer of employment.

Responsibilities

Receive and open packages containing specimens.
Transport samples to the laboratory.
Maintain inventory storage.
Create specimen homogenates.
Monitor the backlog report, retrieve, prepare, and document samples for outsourced testing.
Create blank tissues for the laboratory.
Maintain chain-of-custody documentation.
Accession clinical samples into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Perform second reviews of clinical samples.
Package samples for return to clients.
Perform related departmental support activities.
Travel as needed for court testimony.