Accessioning & Grossing Technician

Position Summary

The Accessioning & Grossing Technician is responsible for receipt of fixed tissue specimens, reading and interpreting requisition forms, entering sample information into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), examining, measuring and preparing specimens for testing, and storing samples in accordance with laboratory procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Receive specimens from daily deliveries, auditing delivery quality and time of receipt including signing for packages
• Accession patient specimens according to SOPs, with strict adhering to our Quality Assurance standard
• Accurately and efficiently enter required patient and specimen information into the LIMS system
• Examine and measure for suitability of tissue processing upon receipt of specimens
• Prepare laboratory specimens for testing
• Label laboratory specimens and fill documentation accurately and appropriately
• Assist with resolving accessing issues to including but not limited to sample or requisition discrepancies, and missing information.
• Review, understand and execute customer-specific requirements for order entry
• Creating patient charts and filing test report information into the charts.
• Maintain adequate inventory for accessioning and grossing activities
• Adhere to uphold all applicable federal and state compliance regulations as well as company compliance policies and procedures, accrediting agency policy and procedures and applicable healthcare fraud and wage and abuse laws
• Work closely with the Client Services, Quality, and other departments as needed to resolve and escalate incomplete or unclear order issues to promote good and timely customer service
• Participate in continuing education and staff meetings as assigned
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Prior experience working in Laboratory or other clinical diagnostics setting preferred.
• Prior professional experience with accessioning and/or anatomic pathology preferred.
• Prior use of laboratory information management systems preferred.
• Must be able to perform work with a high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail and appreciation for quality controls in a medical office or related healthcare setting.
• Familiarity and comfort with medical terminology and phrases.
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced high-volume environment.
• Knowledge of business software applications (Microsoft Office).
• Experience with a Laboratory Information System preferred.
• Ability to adapt to changing procedures, policies, and work environment.
• Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data.

Education, Certifications, and Licensures

• Bachelor’s degree in a biological, physical, or chemical science required.

Special Training

• Laboratory Information System

Other

• Ability to use copiers, fax machines, and PDF scanners to keep inventory and ordering records. Visual acuity and analytical skill to distinguish sufficient detail.
• Must possess the ability to sit or stand for long periods.
• Must possess the ability to perform repetitive motion.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• May have exposure to biohazardous material in the lab environment. Exposure to xylene, paraformaldehyde, and alcohol, which emit fumes. Xylene is a known carcinogen and paraformaldehyde is a suspected carcinogen.
• Working with tissue that may contain blood-borne pathogens and use sharps. Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended and offered by the employer.

• Shift: Tues-Sat 10am-6:30pm
• Training: Week 1: M-F 8am-4:30pm
  • Week 2:Tues-Sat 9am – 5:30pm
  • Week 3: Starts regular shift

Grow Your Career With Us

CND Life Sciences is a patient and employee-centric, future-focused organization. We know there is a patient hoping for answers behind every Syn-One test we perform, and this knowledge drives us day in and day out to be our best. We are dedicated, driven, and passionate with a strong sense of community and team spirit.

CND offers plenty of advancement opportunities and excellent benefits to include medical, dental and vision, STD, LTD, Life, AD&D, and 401K with an employer match and encourages a positive work life balance.

Our Mission

Since our founding, CND Life Sciences has been on a mission to advance the care of patients who face the potential diagnosis of a neurodegenerative disease. With long careers in research and clinical care, our founders set out to unlock deeper stories within the skin by detecting key pathological markers in the peripheral nervous system that had been previously out of reach.

Our Core Values

CND maintains core values that guide our work and mission every day.

Great science. It’s the foundation of everything we do.

Patients first. There is a patient hoping for answers behind every test we perform – we never forget that.

Clinician-minded. We are founded by physicians and dedicated to helping clinicians care for patients – we embrace this responsibility.

Quality core. We adhere to high laboratory standards and quality practices – it’s the only way to operate.

Always thinking. We are relentless in determining how we can innovate and do better – it’s just in our DNA.

Respect. We hold our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers in high regard – we succeed when we are aligned.

CND Life Sciences is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.