Courier (Medical Specimen)

About This Role

This courier role involves the timely and efficient transportation of medical specimens and supplies, while providing excellent customer service to clients and employees. The position suits a customer-service-oriented individual with a clean driving record who can maintain company vehicles and ensure compliance with confidentiality and HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timely and efficient transportation of medical specimens and supplies
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and employees
• Maintain cleanliness and perform maintenance on company vehicles and transport devices
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality and HIPAA regulations
• Document operations and complete necessary reports
• Assist with training and communication among couriers and relevant departments

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license
• Clean driving record
• Navigation, punctuality, and ability to follow detailed instructions
• Ability to drive in inclement weather
• Frequent lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of 30-60 lbs.
• Ability to enter and exit assigned vehicle
• Able to sit in vehicle/drive for up to 4 hours nonstop
• Ability to load and unload assigned vehicle, with frequent bending involved
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as needed
• Regularly handle potentially infectious samples
• Ability to drive assigned vehicle in all types of conditions, including built-up areas, freeway, and rural traffic, hours of darkness, and inclement weather
• May be exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens
• Occasional-to-regular kneeling, bending, stooping and twisting to perform vehicle inspections and minor operator maintenance, including changing tires

Nice to have:

• Previous driving/courier experience

Benefits

• 401(K) with discretionary employer match
• Free clinical diagnostic laboratory testing performed in house

Important Details

• Schedule: PRN - As Needed, covers call outs and scheduled time off for routes ranging from 11am to 8:30pm

About the Company

Interpath Laboratory is a family-owned and operated clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory serving communities across Oregon, Washington, Nebraska, and Idaho. With more than 90 locations and over 60 years of steady growth, it is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading independent laboratories, with plans for continued and strategic expansion into the Midwest. The company is known for delivering rapid, reliable, and cost-effective laboratory testing while maintaining the flexibility, innovation, and personal connection that come from remaining independent.