Specimen Processor

Sonic Healthcare USA•Memphis, TN

10d

About The Position

The Specimen Processor supports patient care by ensuring laboratory specimens are properly processed, prepared, routed, and stored. The role involves identifying when corrective action is needed and implementing effective solutions while championing safety, compliance, and quality control. Work takes place in a laboratory environment with biological hazards and required personal protective equipment (PPE). The position has routine access to Protected Health Information (PHI), which must be kept strictly confidential and accessed only as needed to perform job duties. Employees are trained on reasonable safeguards and must follow applicable privacy and security standards. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position based in Memphis, Tennessee. The schedule is Monday through Friday with rotating weekends and holidays, from 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.; scheduled weekly hours are 40.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Previous training or experience in specimen collection or processing.
Strong reading, writing, and analytical skills.
Ability to operate general laboratory equipment, including telephones, computers, centrifuges, and audible alarms.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of related experience in a clinical laboratory, data entry, or production.

Responsibilities

Process, prepare, route, and store laboratory specimens properly.
Recognize when corrective action is needed and implement effective solutions.
Champion safety, compliance, and quality control.
Maintain strict confidentiality of PHI, access it only as required for job duties, and follow applicable privacy and security standards.