Specimen Processor

Company: CHI Health Creighton University - Bergan Mercy
Location: Omaha
Posted on: May 6, 2021

Job Description:

OverviewOur lab employees are crucial to the success of our organization! The opportunities are limitless! If you are looking for a great opportunity that will allow you to grow and be a part of an amazing team, we want to talk to you!--CHI Health is a regional health network with a unified mission: nurturing the healing ministry of the Church while creating healthier communities. Headquartered in Omaha, the combined organization consists of 14 hospitals, two stand-alone behavioral health facilities, more than 150 employed physician practice locations and more than 12,000 employees in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. ResponsibilitiesWhat you will do:--

• Transports, registers, accessions, receives, and prepares biological specimens from all patient age groups for analysis using procedures consistent with safe work practices and proper laboratory techniques; maintains specimen integrity.
• Organizes and prioritizes workload using LEAN principles for the most efficient, accurate, and timely collection and processing of specimens in order to meet quality standards of laboratory testing.
• Uses appropriate customer service skills (cordial, positive attitude, helpfulness) in encounters with patients, families of patients, visitors, and other members of the healthcare team that result in high levels of customer satisfaction for the organization.
• If required by facility: performs maintenance, quality control, testing of proficiency samples, and records results in the Laboratory Information System.
• Ensures accurate and timely registration, billing, and audits of reference lab patients and outpatients; Follows up on investigation into medical necessity, diagnosis, and order clarification as appropriate.
• Performs general lab duties as required: answering phones, monitoring pneumatic tube, ordering and distributing supplies, cleaning work areas, documenting temperatures, printing and distributing results, etc.QualificationsExperience--No experience necessary; interest in biological science is a benefit.--Education/LicensureA minimum of a high school degree or equivalent is required.

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