Job: Courier

Job Description

The Courier follows an established schedule to transport specimens, testing supplies, and test results via company motor vehicle to specified locations in a timely and efficient manner.  May prepare and pack specimens for dangerous goods shipping in accordance with laws and regulations.


Responsibilities:
Under direct supervision and in accordance with Company policies, procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Transports laboratory specimens from client facilities to clinical laboratory in a safe and timely manner while observing all traffic laws
• Handles requests for special services, e.g., STAT and timed specimens, prudently and efficiently
• Delivers specimen collection supplies and test result reports to clients in a timely and efficient manner
• Utilizes electronic tracking system to track specimens
• Within the constraints of the overall route schedules, accommodates client’s special requests whenever possible, or if unable to do so, relates these requests to the logistics manager or other designate
• Packs medical lab specimens/correspondence into appropriate cooler/boxes with consideration given to temperature and bio-hazardous safety precautions
• May prepare and pack specimens for shipping as dangerous goods completing all necessary documentation in accordance with all laws and regulations
• Follows established Company guidelines for a preventive vehicle maintenance schedule and coordination of repairs
• Exhibits an efficient and appropriate time-management schedule in performing all routes
• Sorts and files laboratory reports by route location for deliveries
• Transports bank deposit bags between lab locations and various bank branches as required
• Assists in moving lab equipment/supplies between locations as required.
• May be directed to assist technologists in trash removal and other functions of the laboratory
• Adheres to confidentiality, safety, compliance, and legal requirements
• Maintains consistent and reliable attendance and complies with company guidelines on attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Familiar with island communities, rural, and remote areas
• Possess a valid and current Hawaii driver’s license
• Presents and maintains a driving record which meets the standard of the Company’s insurance carrier
• Able to operate standard and automatic shift vehicles
• Able to utilize hand trucks/carts, typewriter, computers and specimen/package tracking system
• Successfully pass Company pre-employment drug test and periodic and random thereafter

Company Overview

Sonic Healthcare USA facilitates communications and collaboration among its member laboratories and searches for new medical laboratories to join the SHUSA federation. We seek laboratories that share our values and vision of providing physicians with the highest quality laboratory testing, delivered with personalized service, catering to the individual needs of the local medical community.

Sonic Healthcare USA (SHUSA) was formed in 2007 as the umbrella organization overseeing Sonic Healthcare Ltd's operation in the United States. At present there are nine divisions within SHUSA.

SHUSA facilitates communications and collaboration among its member laboratories and searches for new medical laboratories to join the SHUSA federation. We seek laboratories that share our values and vision of providing physicians with the highest quality laboratory testing, delivered with personalized service, catering to the individual needs of the local medical community.

Similar to Sonic Healthcare Ltd's federation structure in Australia and New Zealand, each laboratory in the United States is an independent entity with its own management and medical team that are united by Sonic Healthcare's common values. In the federation structure, laboratories operate autonomously, responding to the local needs of the medical communities they serve, tailoring their offerings to meet the demands of each community's physicians. By sharing and comparing information among federation members, best practices can be developed and adopted by federation members, as needed.

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