Specimen Processor I

Abbott Laboratories • Phoenix, AZ

14d • $15 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

This position works out of our Phoenix, AZ location in the Cancer Diagnostic Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges. Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with healthcare and research professionals.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Associates Degree in a biological science field.
• Experience with handling medical specimens.

Responsibilities

• Accession and data entry of incoming specimens into the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
• Review requisitions for completeness and assure proper collection, identification, labeling, and specimen integrity by following the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling, accessioning, and storage.
• Maintain detailed records of specimen rejection and problem logs.
• Triage specimens to the appropriate department.
• Contact external pathology laboratories to acquire necessary patient samples for test orders, as necessary.
• Assist with specimen shipping coordination and communicate testing status and non-conformance to collection sites, as needed.
• Work with collection sites to resolve communication problems, as needed.
• Obtain necessary clinical information for the purpose of quality control and billing for testing; interact with billing service to assure necessary clinical information is provided.
• Engage with ordering physician offices staff, patients, and payors to verify coverage and obtain preauthorization for testing, as needed.
• Follow up on issued final reports and the return of any related patient testing samples to their originating laboratory.
• Maintain patient privacy and adhere to any applicable HIPAA regulations.
• Assist in daily lab functions and responsibilities and perform general laboratory duties expected of maintaining a CLIA certified laboratory to include quality control activities.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.
• Ability to work on a computer and phone simultaneously.

Benefits

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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