Laboratory Processing Specialist

Laboratory Central Processing Specialist

Falls Church, VA, United States

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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Central Processing Specialist to join the team! This position will be Full-time Night Shift: Monday to Friday, rotating weekend 10:00pm-6:30am

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more!

Laboratory Central Processing Specialist
Job Responsibilities

• Takes appropriate action when diagnosis code is missing/fails and responds appropriately to ABN.
• Prioritizes specimens after collection or as they arrive in the Laboratory or on pending lists; distributes and/or prepares specimens according to special requirements while prioritizing delivery to departments or outsourced labs.
• Acts as a liaison and department resource for staff, customers and/or patients; demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
• Oversees inventory and ordering of approved supplies for section; maintains adequate supplies and uses department resources efficiently. Avoids urgent supply requests and inventory loss due to expiration.
• Maintains current knowledge of methods for blood, urine, stool and culture collections while explaining specimen collection protocols to patients, nurses and physicians as required.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Minimum Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  
  • Four years of relevant experience in a clinical lab environment
  • Two years at Inova lab

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world‑class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we’re a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best‑in‑class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we’re constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.