You’ll need
Education
✓Associate's degree OR High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years' work experience including clinical laboratory and/or other relevant experience.
✓Foreign trained lab personnel to provide a detailed education equivalency evaluation to include US equivalent degree at the applicant's expense.
Associate's degree in a health or science field preferred.
Qualifications
✓Ability to accurately read specimen labels and work with numbers to prevent mislabeling.
✓Must be organized, able to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment.
✓Must possess good human relations skills and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.
✓Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
✓Must be able to accommodate scheduling adjustments, off-shifts, holiday, and weekend work assignments.
✓Requires the ability to be attentive to details and to adhere to strict safety requirements for handling chemicals, reagents and infectious agents.
✓All applicants MUST attach a resume to be considered for this position
✓Internal applications must attach their three most recent performance appraisals to be considered for this position
✓DLMP employees that have been in their current lab/position less than 2 years must attach early release approval from their supervisor and Non-DLMP internal applicants that have been in their current department/position for less than one year must attach early release approval from the supervisor is
Previous experience or knowledge of computers and keyboarding, telephone operations and other office equipment desired. preferred
Benefits
Medical: Multiple plan optionsDental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverageVision: Affordable plan with national networkPre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses
About the role
Lab Processing Assistants perform pre-analytic specimen processing, operates a variety of laboratory and office equipment, enters information and test orders into the laboratory computer system and may respond to a high volume of phone calls seeking laboratory testing information.