Pre-Analytical Technician - Specimen Services

Job Number: WAI28476

• Waikato Hospital, Hamilton
• Permanent full time – 80 hours per fortnight
• $31.65 - $41.69 per hour depending on experience

• Receive, label and process specimens according to established protocols and quality standards.
• Perform data entry and maintain accurate records of patient and specimen information.
• Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure proper handling and storage.
• Effective use of time to ensure timely distribution of specimens to other departments.

• Provide excellent customer service to patients and healthcare providers.

• Ability to understand instructions and follow established operating procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Data entry and reasonable typing skills required.
• Be able to work well on your own as well as in a team environment.
• Preferred candidate will have previous laboratory experience.

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.