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Lab Assistant: Specimen Processing

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Location:
United States , West Allis

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

19.80 - 29.70 USD / Hour

Job Description:

Lab Assistant position in Specimen Processing at Aurora Medical Center West Allis. Responsible for ensuring proper specimen labeling, handling test requests, telephone screening, specimen handling and storage, report generation, inventory assistance, and training new employees. Requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle physical demands including lifting.

Job Responsibility:

  • Ensures that specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing
  • Resolves specimen identification and/or requisition problems and clarifies requests
  • Obtains billing/insurance information and/or verifies diagnosis code information
  • Enters and verifies test requests into the laboratories' computer system
  • Answers and screens telephone calls
  • Receives and sorts specimens and assists with detailed specimen handling
  • packages and tracks specimens for transport and performs specimen storage and retrieval
  • Processes specimens for testing, including aliquoting, while maintaining proper specimen identification
  • Reviews various pending and management reports
  • Generates and distributes reports
  • Assists with inventory and ordering of supplies
  • Maintains and files copies of orders, reports and/or correspondence
  • Acts as a resource and trains new employees

Requirements:

  • High School Graduate
  • No experience required
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Basic computer skills including experience using computer software applications
  • Keyboarding and typing skills
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously under general supervision
  • Demonstrated customer service skills to interface effectively with physicians, patients, visitors, and other healthcare employees
  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and bend the majority of the workday
  • Must be able to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner
What we offer:
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 13, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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