Drug Screening Technician / Specimen Collector

Keystone Laboratory Inc. - Asheville, NC

Our dynamic collections team is searching for qualified Drug Screening Technician / Specimen Collector with personality, exceptional people skills and a positive attitude.

About Keystone Laboratory Inc.

Keystone Laboratory Inc. has been in the business of drug detection and workplace protection for nearly 30 years. We provide a comprehensive array of instant drug testing products and accessories, lab services, background screening, program management and training services for organizations of every size and type.

Position Summary

The Drug Screening Technician /Specimen Collector, under the direction of the Drug Screening Supervisor, is accountable for ensuring that all collections are completed accurately and on time. This position is responsible for maintain a safe and professional environment for clients, and to perform with confidence all aspects of the testing, including specimen collection and processing duties following the established practices and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities

• Collect urine specimens for drug screenings
• Ensure all specimens are collected accurately and on time.
• Maintain specimen integrity by following department procedures, observing isolation procedures
• Track collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection maintaining daily tallies of collections performed
• Maintain quality results by following department procedures and testing schedule; recording results in the quality-control log; identifying and reporting needed changes.
• Verify test requisitions by reading test orders
• Verify patient by reading patient identification
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients
• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations
• Resolve unusual test orders by contacting the physician; referring unresolved orders back to the originator for further clarification; notifying supervisor of unresolved orders
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Enhance laboratory department by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Maintain the highest levels of customer care while demonstrating a friendly and cooperative attitude
• Demonstrate flexibility in satisfying customer demands in a high volume, fast paced environment
• Consistently adhere to business procedure guidelines
• Must have reliable transportation
• Desire to be part of a fast-paced, rapidly growing company

Position Qualifications

• Experience collecting urine samples required
• Phlebotomy experience is a plus
• High school diploma
• Ability to handle large, fluctuating volumes of work
• Ability to travel to offsite locations
• Strong PC, keyboarding and typing skills
• Strong customer focus
• Must have reliable transportation

Competencies

• Teamwork Collaboration: The ability to work well with others for the purpose of accomplishing organizational goal.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changes and deals with uncertainty and vagueness.
• Communication: Articulates the key points of an issue through written and oral communication.
• Ownership of Results: Take responsibility for producing measurable functional results.
• Interpersonal Skills: Builds and maintains effective working relationships.

Favorable Background Check and Passing Drug Test required for employment.

Keystone Laboratory Inc. participates in E-verify.

All requirements are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Keystone Laboratory Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Disabled / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity or Citizenship.