Per Diem Accessioner - Full-time / Part-time

DaVita Labs and Clinical Research is

a state-of-the-art clinical laboratory serving the chronic kidney disease

market. We offer a comprehensive range of services to support patient care from

diagnosis through progression to dialysis

Receive and process specimens; enter orders in the computer

system, centrifuge specimens as needed, deliver samples to testing areas,

and store samples properly.

Update oncoming staff of the status of work activities

and pending work ensuring seamless transition between shifts.

Prepare and stock specimen processing area to

appropriate inventory levels.

Process requests and specimens for all single tube

specimens as assigned.

Unload specimen shipments and notify team leader of

shipment arrival.

Cut boxes process air bills, record shipments.

Discard specimens from the refrigerator and clear the

specimen racks in the Laboratory Information system according to

Accessioning policies and procedures.

Process/accession all single tubes as well as 3 from

the following group: Fluids, microbiology, send outs, as well as teach new

teammates.

Record refrigerator temperatures according to

Accessioning policies and procedures.

Maintain an active role in the laboratory quality

improvement program.

Document specimen quality issues; take appropriate

action to ensure proper handling and disposition of all test requests; and

accept and reject specimens based on laboratory standard policies and

procedures.

Notify supervisor and/or technical section of potential

or existing concerns.

Follow the established policies and procedures to meet

regulatory and accrediting agency's requirements.

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To perform this job

successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the

knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be

made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

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functions.

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LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability

to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical laboratory

reports. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients.

Ability to effectively present information to clients, personnel and laboratory

management and/or others as needed. Ability to effectively solve issues

relating to laboratory requests, and specimen problems.

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EDUCATION/TRAINING: High

school diploma; Customer service training/certification; or two to three years

laboratory-related experience and/or training/ or equivalent combination of

education and experience. Laboratory experience preferred but not mandatory.

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REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid

conclusions. Ability to communicate an extensive variety of technical

instructions and information.

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OTHER SKILLS AND

ABILITIES: Ability to work with specific computer programs. Familiar with the

clinical laboratory process and medical terminology. Must be able to properly

handle biohazardous specimens.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The

physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by

an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Join us as we pursue our vision " To

Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen . "

Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today.

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DaVita is proud to be an EEO/AA employer

M/F/D/V.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse

testing and background verification checks.