Independent Contractor - Lab Specimen Collector

Thank you for stopping by! Core Diagnostics is in search of individuals with specimen collection experience to work as Independent Contractors at mobile locations. Healthcare experience is preferred, but not required. We are a clinical laboratory collection site. We work to help improve patients' health by providing affordable lab tests. Our focus is Drug Testing, DNA Testing, and Blood Collection. If you have any experience in any of these areas, please take the next step to learn more about us and how we can meet your employment needs. If this sounds like a position you could thrive in, please apply today. Please note, this is a contract position, work hours are not guaranteed. The more scheduled collections you accept, the more you make. You determine just how much or little you will make.

What we offer:

• Receive a competitive salary and incentives throughout the year.
• We understand how difficult it can be to find a job that balances your time with school, kids, or other priorities. As an Independent Contractor, you work around your schedule
• Free courses will be available to you to help you grow and gain professional experience for future opportunities.
• Pay per collection, mileage, and more

What we are looking for:

• Lab specimen collection experience
• A Certified Phlebotomist is required for all blood draws
• Pass drug screening and background screening
• Driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of infection control principles and practices
• Knowledge of HIPAA laws and patient rights
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness and ability to learn quickly and adapt to a variety of situations
• Able to work with people from diverse ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and sexual preference backgrounds.
• Able to work both independently and as a member of a team.

Responsibilities:

• Perform basic laboratory tests (including, but not limited to blood collection, DOT and non-DOT drug tests, DNA specimen collection, COVID Rapid and PCR tests, and other point-of-care testing.
• Maintenance of laboratory equipment and sterilization of lab equipment
• Collect and process laboratory specimens and prepare them for courier service
• Log and record lab work. Maintain accurate logbook
• Review all lab work before it is sent out to labs, organize and maintain existing lab forms, scanning and data
• Entry of lab tests, and correction of lab reports improperly filed.
• Maintain an environment conducive to patient comfort and confidentiality
• Perform venipuncture as needed.
• Maintain and update patient information in the electronic medical record
• Provide patient information/instructions