Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $15 / hour
Albany County Court Supervised Treatment Program is looking for a Specimen Collections Technician. The ideal candidate is energetic, positive person that is reliable, self- motivated, and willing to be a team player.
In this role, you will be responsible for collecting urine and oral fluid (saliva) samples in accordance with our programs testing requirements, analyzing samples as well as data entry. Due to the nature of the position, including observation of intimate areas for female participants, we are only seeking interested female applicants for this position at this time.
This is a part-time, non-benefited position. Work hours will be Sunday and Mondays from 11 : 30am- 1 : 30pm and 4 : 00pm-6 : 00pm, as well as Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4 : 00pm-6 : 00pm. Workdays do include weekends and holidays. Pay is $15.00 per hour.
Primary responsibilities :
- Perform reception area duties including greeting customers and receiving incoming calls
- Act as an additional resource for administrative tasks such as intakes and monitor sobriety of participants / customers
- Collect urine samples from same sex participants / customers (training will be provided)
- Log, order, process, and ship urine and oral specimens to the laboratory
- Ability to run urine analyzer (training will be provided)
- Maintain organization of collection site
- File requisitions, chain of custody forms and associated paperwork
- Monitor inventory and notify Program Director when supplies are needed
- Communicate with Program Case Managers and / or Program Director regarding participant inquiries or issues as they arise
- Ability to work professionally, maintain confidential information and establish ethical boundaries with participants
- Ability to work individually or in a team environment
- Ability to meet employers policy and procedures
- Ability to stay focused on daily tasks, which may include data entry into various case management systems.
- Participate in other projects or duties as assigned
Qualifications
HS diploma, GED or HisetCustomer service experience (medical or criminal justice field preference but not required)Ability to collect observed and unobserved urinalysis collections and other biological specimens, as neededStrong attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication skillsAbility to work effectively handling tight deadlines and de-escalating communications with participants in potentially stressful situationsBasic computer skills and ability to learn new softwareThis is a grant-funded position. If the program loses grant funding, then this position will be discontinued.