Lab Courier - Danbury, United States - Nuvance Health
Description
Description
Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care.
Summary:
Under the direction of Laboratory management, this position will provide support service for Laboratory staff, Clients and Network affiliations. Services include but are not limited to specimen transport, specimen log-in, supply allocation and delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Pick-up and delivery of samples/supplies from on-site and off-site locations following approved policies and procedures that insure specimen integrity is maintained.
- Respond to calls for dispatch in a timely manner.
- Communicate difficulties that might interfere with scheduled delivery times or might compromise patient care or other related workflow duties.
- Provides excellent customer service, promotes professionalism and adheres to Western Connecticut Health Network code of ethics at all times.
- In the absence of the Driver Coordinator responds to messages on the routine courier line.
- Performs specimen log-in as needed.
- Scan required documents into document imaging and files requisitions as defined.
- Adheres to Universal precautions when handling and/or transporting specimens.
- Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Other information:
Required:
Computer Skills.
Minimum Experience:
six months
Desired:
Knowledge of keyboard, general clerical knowledge, problem solving and communication skills.
Location:
Danbury-24 Hospital Ave
Work Type:
Full-Time
Standard Hours: 40.00
FTE:
Work Schedule:
Day/Eve 8
Work Shift:
VARIABLE AND ROTATING SHIFTS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00AM- 7:00PM.
Org Unit: 131
Department:
Outside Lab
Exempt:
No
Grade:
U2
Salary Range:
$ $ Hourly
Credentials:
Essential:
- Valid Drivers License
Education:
Essential:
- HS Graduate or Equivalent
Working conditions:
Essential:
- Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
- Some occupational risk
- Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
- Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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