Pathology Collector

Job Description:

• •Part Time positions (Grade 2) available
• •Excellent benefits, including Salary Packaging

About the Role

You will be accountable for:

• •Correctly collecting, caring, storing, packaging and labelling pathology specimens
• •Providing a high quality pathology service to requesting doctors and patients
• •Greeting patients in a friendly and courteous manner and interviewing patients to ascertain key information for identification purposes
• •Referring Doctor/s information
• •Collection of category and billing information
• •Explaining procedures to patient and providing written instructions as appropriate
• •Collecting the required specimen(s), place in suitably labelled containers, fix laboratory number stickers, store and transport appropriately
• •Couriering specimens / reports from the collection location to the required destination if required

Salary Range: Collector Grade 2 IN24 - $31.65

Your Contribution

• •Certificate 3 or 4 in Pathology Collection
• •Experience in a Pathology collection service is highly desirable, preferably previous experience in the points listed above.
• •Highly developed customer service and communication skills (both verbal and written)

What we Offer

• •Flexibility – there are shifts available 7 days per week, AM and PM and all over Melbourne. Pick shifts close to your house and on the days you are free to work!
• •A great work/life balance
• •Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• •Employee Assistance Program
• •Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• •Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• •Career development & advancement encouraged
• •Culture of continuous improvement

About Pathology

St Vincent’s Pathology is a private practice offering diagnostic testing to both inpatients of St Vincent’s Private Hospitals located in Fitzroy, East Melbourne and Kew, St Vincent’s Public Hospital Fitzroy as well as servicing privately referred patients in up to 80 Pathology Collection centres located across Metropolitan Melbourne.

Application

Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Please include a copy of your Cert III or Cert IV along with your resume.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

Closing Date:

10 October 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https ://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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