Specimen Technician - 1st Shift

Quest Diagnosticsorporated • Alpharetta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Specimen Processing Technician I (SPT I) provides general support in the Specimen Processing Department. The role requires data-entry skills and may include A-station work, presorting, transporting processed specimens to the laboratory, imaging or microfilming, centrifugation, and aliquoting. Work must be performed accurately, confidently, and on time. The position requires organization and the ability to learn specimen types associated with tests ordered by clients, along with compliance requirements for test ordering that may change daily. The SPT I supports customer satisfaction and works in a production environment governed by productivity, quality, and departmental completion-time standards. The role involves exposure to a biohazard environment and requires safe work practices, effective communication with all levels of staff, a clean work area, strong interpersonal skills, and flexibility in response to changing demands. A high school diploma or equivalent is required. No work experience is required; laboratory, medical, hospital laboratory, and production-environment experience are preferred.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Data-entry background and ability to enter 6,000 alphanumeric keystrokes per hour.
• Basic understanding of computers.
• Good organizational skills and ability to learn specimen types and changing compliance requirements.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods.
• Availability for weekends, holidays, on-call work, and overtime is required based on staffing needs.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of laboratory testing and/or laboratory specimen processing.
• Previous laboratory experience.
• Medical background, including medical terminology applicable to a clinical laboratory.
• Previous hospital laboratory experience.
• Previous experience in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform general support functions within the Specimen Processing Department.
• Perform functions that may include A-station work, presorting, specimen pickup and delivery to the laboratory, imaging or microfilming, centrifugation, and aliquoting.
• Complete work accurately and in a timely manner while meeting productivity, quality, and departmental completion-time standards.
• Learn and understand specimen types associated with client test orders and applicable test-ordering compliance requirements.
• Practice safe work habits in a biohazard environment and follow safety and compliance policies and procedures.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of staff and maintain a neat and clean work area.
• Adapt flexibly to changing customer and departmental demands.

What This Job Offers

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