Lab Support Specialist

## Overview The Lab Support Specialist is responsible for preparing all specimens received for testing in designated laboratory departments or locations such as staging of specimens, centrifuge, separate serum, and blood smears. Prepares excess specimen samples for storage and resolves and documents problem specimens. EOE ## Description Palmetto Primary Care Physicians is seeking a dependable and detail-oriented Lab Support Specialist to assist with daily laboratory operations and ensure efficient specimen processing and handling. To learn more about PPCP, visit www.PalmettoPrimaryCare.com - Offer 401K with generous company match - Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits - Short Term and Long Term Disability Offered # Job Functions: - Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs, such as prioritizing work as necessary. - Minimize non-productive time and fill slow periods with activities that will enable you to prepare to meet the future needs of the System (organizing, and housekeeping, assisting others). - Organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frames. - Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods. - Perform routine and specialized assignments and demonstrate proficiency and understanding of the procedures in the areas of a clinical laboratory under the direction of the laboratory leadership. - Responsible for all functions required by the outside laboratories and assures proper collection of information for billing purposes when necessary. - Organizes work by matching computer orders with specimen labeling; sorting specimens; checking labeling; logging specimens; arranging reports for delivery; keeping work surfaces clean and orderly. - Maintain appropriate records for specimen problems or rejection. - Review or correct patient orders ensuring that appropriate tests, location of testing, and adequate sample type and integrity are used. - LIS audits, maintaining laboratory events logs, outside order audits, scanning, faxing pathology reports and various laboratory results in a timely manner. - Works closely with the Medical Lab Tech clinical staff and will be required to perform some of their duties when necessary; must maintain current certification to do so. - Quality assurance liaison for reference laboratories and hospitals -branch support daily, specimen issues, insurance/ patient information, tracking patient results. - Provides supplies to outside laboratories. - Other duties as assigned ## Requirements **Educational/ Experience Requirements:** High School Diploma or GED (required) CMA certification (preferred) Minimum of two years’ experience in patient care/clinical setting (preferred)