What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Specimen Processor position at TridentCare?
Part Time Shift: Monday-Friday 11:00am-3:00pm -as needed rotating weekends and Holidays (9:00am-4:00pm weekends and holidays
Monday-Friday 5:00pm-10pm- as needed rotating weekends and Holidays (9:00am-4:00pm weekends and holidays
Pay Range: $16.00-$18.00 Based on experience.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o Upon specimen arrival, properly marks the location of testing for each ordered test on the accompanying requisition.
o Ensures that the correct specimen is collected for each test ordered, and that the tube types submitted are written in the left margin of the requisition.
o Ensures that the patient’s full name, date/time of collection, and phlebotomist’s
number are filled in on the requisition, and that the specimen bar codes (with appropriate letter prefix) are placed on all patient specimens.
o Responsible for informing a facility, and filling out appropriate paperwork, if a redraw is needed due to:
o PT & PTT that are QNS
o missing or incorrectly spelled name on requisition or specimen
o mislabeled accession number and/or name
o specimen not received
o Taking a redraw order from a CLS if any specimen is unsuitable for the test ordered, due to the integrity, quantity and/or suitability of the specimen for the lab test required.
o Ensures that all patient requisitions are scanned into the Filebound program.
o Properly centrifuges all appropriate specimens for correct times to insure adequate serum or plasma for required testing.
o Routes in-house specimens to correct lab benches for testing.
o Routes reference lab specimens, with a copy of the requisition, to the reference lab desk for inclusion into the TRK Sendout Manifest for the Burbank lab.
o Whether a cooler is sent to the airport or a courier must be sent to a local reference lab, Dispatch must be notified for the transfer.
o Regularly reviews in-house testing areas for completed specimens so they can electronically store them for any future add-on tests or repeats.
o Proper Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times to protect the processor from any infectious material.
o Performs other duties assigned
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Salary : $16 - $18
