Specimen Coordinator

1 week ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time

Do you have Specimen Processing experience in a clinical setting? Are you looking for the next step in your laboratory career? UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring a full-time Specimen Coordinator to join the Automated Testing Lab team This individual will work a daylight shift schedule of
8 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.


The lab at Children's is family-focused, and team-oriented and takes great pride in what they do for the children and their families.

If you're looking to join a dynamic team that gives you a sense of reward and accomplishment, you can experience this at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh every day
Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrates knowledge of specimen collection requirements and shipping protocols for outside laboratories; facilitates specimen handling and shipping related to research or study protocols.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of specimen packaging and transport requirements; maintains required biohazard shipping certification.
  • Follows regulatory and departmental requirements and procedures for identifying laboratories of reference testing and dispatch of specimens; maintains accurate records of requests and reports.
  • Orders and accessions tests in the laboratory information system; enters and retrieves results as required; maintains department databases or electronic files as required.
  • Interacts with laboratory customers and outside reference laboratories courteously and professionally; responds to telephone inquiries promptly.
  • Monitors and maintains supplies for those functions for which the position is responsible; cost-effectively uses materials.
  • Monitors and maintains laboratory specimen storage systems, ie. refrigerators, and freezers. Maintains records and retrieves specimens as requested.
  • Demonstrates independent judgment and recognizes priorities to accommodate department needs and acceptance of appropriate authority.
  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • 1 year of clinical laboratory specimen processing experience is strongly preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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