Casual Specimen Processing Technician - Midnight Shift

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. ChristianaCare will not sponsor applicants for this position for an employment visa now or in the future.

ChristianaCare is currently recruiting for a Casual Specimen Processing Technician II.

In this role you will provide oversight and expertise within the specimen processing function. The incumbent actively trains and mentors new hires on all components of specimen processing and billing, conducts formal competency assessments, and completes required training documentation to ensure compliance and operational readiness.

The successful candidate will have at least an associate's degree in a biological science and have no less than two years specimen processing experience.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sorts laboratory specimens and request slips for the accuracy of test orders and correct specimen types.  Input test orders in Lab Information System (LIS).  Prints and properly affixes identification labels to all incoming patient specimens.  Prioritizes incoming work, ensuring samples for stat testing are delivered to the appropriate laboratory section to maintain stated turnaround times.

• Process multiple specimens from invasive procedures with drug administering on a series of time intervals.

• Follows established protocols for receiving Christiana Care phlebotomy collected specimens, including reconciliation of tracking slips from other Christiana Care laboratories and outreach sites.

• Follows established protocol for verification of PowerChart requisition/specimen match for Emergency Department and in-house nurse collected samples.  Utilizes patient demographic information such as name, date of birth, medical record number, financial number, physician, and encounter to ensure accurate identification.

• Registers outpatient drop-off samples accurately in Soarian.  Selects the correct encounter and orders laboratory tests accurately in the LIS.  Accurately completes agency registrations for drop-off samples.

• Perform audits daily to ensure the accuracy of test orders.

• Handles all telephone requests in a courteous manner.  When appropriate, calls provider/nursing unit to clarify any confusion or question regarding requisitions or samples received.   Seeking technical guidance from supervisor or laboratory Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) when needed. 

• Follows all established LIS downtime procedures.

• Maintains equipment and supplies.

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or Higher in biology, chemistry or health science

• Minimum two-year specimen processing experience from a similar hospital system

About Christiana Care:

ChristianaCare, headquartered in Wilmington, DE employs over 13,000 caregivers with three acute care hospitals (1,336 beds), extensive network of primary care and outpatient specialty services, home health care, urgent care centers and free-standing emergency department. We have locations in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our Christiana campus offers a Level I trauma center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. ChristianaCare is ranked by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. We're a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.  To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/