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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10010 - 3382 ANPA Admin

Union:

SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1.  Receives specimens from couriers and checks manifests to verify appropriate count.
2.  Logs and assigns accession numbers to specimens and requisitions received.
3.  Sorts and triages requisitions and specimens to appropriate workstation; completes and files manifests.
4.  Answers telephones and communicates pertinent information.  Send specimens and carriers to various sites using pneumatic tube or dumbwaiter.  Performs minor troubleshooting of pneumatic tube through computer.
5.  Processes specimens including centrifugation, pour-off, aliquoting, and labeling.
6.  Registers short form outreach specimens received from clients.
7.  Performs a variety of routine duties to assist in laboratory processes, such as: Preparing reagents and stains, preparing slides and specimens, drawing blood, autoclaving and washing of glass wear, disposal of biohazardous waste, collecting occasional specimens from outreach patients at Biotech I.
8.  Performs assigned duties to assist in ensuring, an adequate inventory of supplies for assigned area. Monitors inventory levels and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner.
9.  Maintains accurate records of processes performed, using manual and computer-based systems. 
10. Logs in error book specimens that are received without proper tubes or requisitions.
11. Complies with all laboratory quality, health and safety policies, regulations and requirements and with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
3. Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
4. Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
5. Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
6. Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
7. Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

II. Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:
1. High School graduate; familiarity with data entry and/or word processor and medical terminology.  
Preferred:

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies, including age-specific competencies and their measurements, will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a laboratory environment.

All qualified applicants will receive