Specimen Logistics Specialist
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7287915 (Ref:10027672)
Posted: October 27, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $21.63 - $27.19 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The Specimen Logistics Specialist working in the Pathology Logistics receiving area is responsible for the efficient and accurate processing of laboratory samples and collection/transport supplies throughout City of Hope. Route, transport and store laboratory specimens and collection/transport supplies in an expeditious manner, assuring that specimens are transported carefully and at the correct temperature to ensure that sample integrity is not compromised.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Follow packaging and temperature transport algorithms, per specimen and tests ordered, to ensure specimens are stored and transported between campuses in optimal conditions.
- Utilize the Laboratory Information System (LIS) to track receiving / delivery of specimens to final destination.
- Utilize the Laboratory Logistics software to manage specimen pick-up & delivery.
- Ensure all specimens are appropriately packaged for safe shipment, including manual safety check of all specimen containers.
- Supports the transport of specimens within the Rivergrade or Duarte campus.
- Perform clerical duties necessary to process specimens; responsible for all documentation required for tasks performed.
Your Qualification should include:
- High School Diploma
- Experience in laboratory specimen receiving/processing department preferred
Preferred experience:
- 2 years experience in a customer service-oriented position within a medical or laboratory environment
- OSHA and/or DOT package handling & transportation training
Additional Information:
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, pleaseclick here.
To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, pleaseCLICK HERE
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $21.63 - $27.19 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
