Specimen Processor
About The Position
At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others. Position Overview The Specimen Processor is responsible for the accurate receipt, preparation for testing, and storage of all specimens while and providing excellent service to clients. This is a technical position requiring excellent customer service, accuracy, organization, and prioritization.
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.
- Strong human relations, communication, and organizational skills.
- 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
- Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
