Specimen Technician I
Quest Diagnostics
- Pay
- $18
- an hour
- Location
- Paradise, NV
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 19
- 1 day ago
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About the company
Quest Diagnostics
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories · 10,001+ employees
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.
The company offers physicians the broadest test menu (3,000+ tests), is a pioneer in developing innovative new tests, is the leader in cancer diagnostics, provides anatomic pathology (AP) services, & interpretive consultation through its medical & scientific staff of about 900 M.D.s & Ph.D.s.
Quest Diagnostics offers the most extensive clinical testing network in the U.S., with laboratories in most major metropolitan areas, & in Mexico, the UK & India. The company also operates four esoteric laboratories, 40 outpatient AP laboratories, & 160 smaller, rapid-response laboratories.
Patients may have specimens collected in any of the company’s approximately 2,250 patient service centers. On a typical workday, testing is performed for about 550,000 patients.
The company is the leading provider of pre-employment drugs-of-abuse screening for employers & risk assessment services for the life insurance industry. It is the world’s 2nd largest provider of clinical trials testing for new pharmaceuticals.
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What you'll do
- The Specimen Technician is responsible for the data entry of test orders, processing, and the physical handling and delivery of laboratory specimens.
- They also identify and resolve issues related to specimen types and ensure accurate alignment between test orders and received samples.
What you need
- Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
- No prior experience is required, though experience in a production or medical environment is preferred.
- Education: a high school diploma
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Perks
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Well-being programs
- Health assessment program
- Mental health program
- Vacation
- Health/Flex time
- Paid holidays
- Financial coaching
- 401(k) plan
- Roth IRA
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Annual incentive plans
- Matching gifts program
- Education assistance
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