What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Laboratory Specialist position at Geisinger?
Job Overview
A clinical laboratory specialist at Geisinger Medical Laboratories is responsible for providing exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality laboratory services. This role involves collecting blood specimens from patients in our inpatient setting and processing them for analysis.
Responsibilities
A clinical laboratory specialist at Geisinger Medical Laboratories is responsible for providing exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality laboratory services. This role involves collecting blood specimens from patients in our inpatient setting and processing them for analysis.
Responsibilities
- Collect blood specimens from patients using venipunctures and skin punctures according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
- Exhibit knowledge of adequate and correct collection requirements.
- Perform accessioning procedures accurately to ensure positive identification of the specimens.
- Recognize and resolve discrepancies as appropriate.
- Evaluate specimen suitability and acceptability.
- Resolve or refer problems as necessary.
