Accessioning Clerk - Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7252823 (Ref:19639-en_US)
Posted: June 6, 2024
Job Description
Summary
Baylor College of Medicine's Pathology Team is seeking an Accessioning Clerk.
The work schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 5:00pm - 1:30am.
Job Duties
- Receives, sorts, and accessions all specimens entering the laboratory into the LIS.
- Time stamps patient requisitions upon receipt and sort specimens.
- Enters patient demographics, physician and clinical information, clinical history, specimen information, and test orders into the LIS.
- Follows established safety and laboratory procedures at all times and does not deviate in an attempt to save time.
- Functions with efficiency and clear communication.
- Clearly communicates verbally and in writing to management and coworkers when issues arise or when communicating information pertaining to shift handoff.
- May train for gross dissection with qualifying credentials after successful completion of competency.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate, Bachelor, or accrued credits in the amount of 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 24 hours equally divided between biology and chemistry.
- Experience in a related field.
- Ability to follow established procedures.
- Ability to troubleshoot.
- Ability to identify issues and troubleshoot by route cause analysis and create a plan of correction.
- Ability to multitask without compromising quality or efficiency.
- Must possess strong organizational skills in order to stay on task and meet deadlines.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.