UDT Processor

UDT Processor

The position of UDT processor is responsible for monitoring and maintaining all components of the UDT process.

Essential functions include:

1. Monitoring next-day appointments to determine which patients are required to provide samples based on PTCOA's UDT policy and using the proper color-coding system to highlight which appointments in EMR require collection.
2. Accurately completing UDT requisition form in the EMR for the screening UDT for each patient providing a sample. Ensuring that the assigned provider electronically signs the requisition form.
3. Collecting urine samples from patients, labeling cups with correct patient data, attaching medication list, and preparing the samples for shipment. Alternatively, collecting oral swab samples from patients undergoing dialysis, who are paraplegic, or otherwise cannot provide a UDT sample.
4. Ensuring that samples are sent to the in-office toxicology lab on a daily basis using either the company courier or UPS.
5. Processing and tracking samples for pick-up by third-party reference laboratories as needed.
6. Maintaining daily temperature log and quality control for CLIA waived Point of Care cups. Ensuring that the results for the Point of Care Cups are correctly put into patient chart.
7. Complying with applicable laws and regulations, and company procedures and policies.
8. Purchasing laboratory supplies, including cups, bags, and collectors, and maintaining accurate inventory to forecast needs and prevent any supply-chain lapse, with ongoing monitoring of costs, availability of new or improved supply options, and awareness of current vendor arrangements.
9. Maintaining neat, clean, and orderly patient sample bathrooms at all times by refilling supplies and organizing the area as needed.
10. Monitoring PDMP for patient results at the end of each business day and printing and submitting the following reports to the assigned providers: UDT reports, inconsistent UDT reports, and a summary report of all PDMP results with the inconsistencies highlighted.
11. Performing other related duties as assigned.

Core competencies include:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Basic computer literacy and typing
• Patient focused

Required education, experience, and/or certifications include a high school diploma or educational equivalent and two (2) years of experience in a drug testing facility or the equivalent.

Working environment and physical demands include days and hours of work expected to include 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday through Thursday) or otherwise as assigned. Occasional overtime may be required. The position operates in a professional office environment and the incumbent, in the course of performing this position, spends time writing, typing, speaking, listening, driving, seeing (such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting, walking, standing, and reaching. The incumbent may operate any or all of the following standard office equipment including but not limited to multi-line telephone system, postage mater, facsimile machines, calculator, photocopy machine, computer/printer, and coffee maker. The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Employee performance, in part, is evaluated based upon completion of the tasks listed herein. PTCOA/ISI reserves the right to change this job description at any time according to business needs and/or assign tasks that it may deem appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and employment with PTCOA/ISI may be terminated by the employee or employer at any time, for any reason.