Description

Experience and Education

High school graduation or GED equivalent and 2 years experience in a clinical or laboratory environment required.    

Job Duties

• Performs more complex processing procedures in a clinical laboratory relieving technologists/technicians of routine duties and responsibilities.
• Functions as a lead in the laboratory and acts as a point of reference in the absence of a supervisor.
• Processes laboratory samples according to procedure and if applicable, enters manual billing in a timely manner. Accurately enters laboratory test orders and lab test results for certification by technologists and monitors incoming reports and status of lab testing.
• Assists in other areas of laboratory as needed, which may include performing phlebotomoy, greeting patients, entering data of patient demographics and lab order instructions, entering appropriate codes and prices for patient requisitions, and labeling and processing patient specimens accurately and distributing to appropriate areas of laboratory.
• Assists in training of personnel of a lower rank.
• Keeps area stocked with essential supplies.
• Keeps work area decontaminated with proper cleaning solutions an disposal of wastes and trash in appropriate containers.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c)
• Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

**Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes Company Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

Salary

Salary Negotiable   

Company Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; sex; including sexual harassment; age; disability; genetic information; citizenship status; and protected veteran status. In addition, it is Company Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.