Senior Specimen Management Tech - Rochester General Hospital (Full-Time, Days) in ROCHESTER, New York at Rochester Regional Health

Job Title: Senior Specimen Management Tech
Department: Blood Bank
Location: Rochester General Hospital | 1425 Portland Ave. Rochester, NY 14621
Hours Per Week: 40
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts, 7:30a - 4:00p

SUMMARY

The Senior Specimen Management Tech performs the Specimen Management Technician job accurately and timely, provides leadership as the go-to person for sample issues, billing issues, and workflow, provides training as necessary to processing staff, and assists in the daily department operations when a Specimen Management Tech, Lead or Manager is not available.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all the duties of a Specimen Management Technician
• Has a thorough knowledge of every area of the department and is the go-to person for staffing, workflow, registration and billing issues
• Has the knowledge to troubleshoot the imaging system and retrieve lost images as appropriate
• May perform more in-depth training as necessary
• May prepare specimens and paperwork for transfer, testing and result reporting done at the reference labs
• Demonstrates commitment to the RGHS Standards of Behavior consistently-STARS-Service, Teamwork, Attitude, Respect and Safety
• Performs other duties as assigned

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 2 years SMT experience in all areas of the department with increasing responsibility preferred. Will consider AAS with 2 years SMT experience or BS in a related science
• Experience in data entry skills, medical terminology and understanding of billing issues

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE: $19.75 - $22.00

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.