Specimen Processor

Join our team as a Processor

We’re looking for someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, and enjoys working in a collaborative laboratory environment. Experience is preferred, but what matters most is your commitment to quality, teamwork, and ensuring every specimen is handled with accuracy and care.

$17.50 - $23.70 Per Hour DOE

Full-time;
Monday - Friday 9:30am - 6:30pm

• Medical, Dental, Vision with In-Network & Custom Network discounts
• 401(K) with discretionary employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Free clinical diagnostic laboratory testing performed in house

• Specimen processing: Receiving, identifying, labeling, centrifuging, aliquoting, freezing, and preparing specimens for laboratory testing or transport while maintaining specimen integrity.
• Data management: Accurately entering patient and specimen information into the laboratory information system (LIS) and other required software.
• Quality & compliance: Following laboratory procedures, safety standards, HIPAA requirements, and regulatory guidelines while maintaining quality assurance records, temperature logs, maintenance logs, and other required documentation.
• Laboratory support: Assisting with inventory management, stocking supplies, sanitizing work areas, filing, answering phones, and other routine non-technical laboratory duties.
• Problem solving: Identifying specimen quality, labeling, or order discrepancies and resolving or escalating issues appropriately to ensure timely and accurate testing.
• Team collaboration: Working closely with laboratory staff to support workflow efficiency, participate in training and competency assessments, and contribute to a positive, respectful, team-oriented culture.
• Reliability: Maintaining consistent, punctual, and dependable attendance to support laboratory operations, turnaround times, and exceptional patient and client service.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Washington Medical Assistant-Phlebotomist credential preferred

• Previous experience in a clinical laboratory, pre-analytical specimen processing, or healthcare setting preferred

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Basic computer proficiency with the ability to learn Laboratory Information Systems (LIS/iLIMS)
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced laboratory environment
• Dependable, adaptable, and committed to supporting evolving laboratory needs
• Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality, quality, and professional conduct

• Clinical laboratory environment with automated equipment and routine staff interaction.
• Ability to pass a standardized color vision test.
• Regular handling of blood, body fluids, and other potentially infectious materials while wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods, perform repetitive hand motions, and work at a computer or laboratory workbench.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Flexibility to travel between laboratory sites or rotate shifts as operational needs require.

This role involves exposure to blood, body fluids, and/or infectious materials. Employees are required to follow OSHA safety standards and all infection control procedures. Hepatitis-B vaccination is offered to employees performing these duties.

Interpath Laboratory is a family-owned and operated clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory serving communities across Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, and Idaho. With more than 90 locations and over 60…