Workplace Drug and Alcohol Specimen Collector – Cairns

Bring your passion for delivering exceptional health-focused customer service to this role!

• Join a successful company where profits go directly to medical research
• Gain the recognition of an accredited qualification
• Enjoy flexible, casual hours and be rewarded with above-Award pay rates ($38.54p/h)

The Company

AusHealth is an Australian-owned health and wellbeing charity, proudly certified to ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management). We provide high-quality services, products, and consultation to researchers, workplaces, and hospitals. Through the profits from our workplace safety services and hospital billing solutions, we fund groundbreaking medical research conducted right here in Australia.

The Opportunity

As one of our valued collectors, your work will involve:

• Performing workplace drugs of abuse testing for breath alcohol, oral fluid, urine and/or hair.
• Maintaining the chain of custody of specimens and accurate records of all on-site visits.
• Organising the transportation of specimens to laboratories after collection as required.

As a casual specimen Technician, your working hours will fluctuate in line with our client needs and as such, there is no guarantee of regular and consistent hours. You will need to be generally available 24/7 due to the nature of our work – this includes being available at short notice for incident response. Possession of a smartphone, current driver’s license and reliable vehicle is essential. Whilst not mandatory for all clients, a high number of our clients require staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Evidence will be required of this for specific clients.

About You

To be a successful member of our team, you will be comfortable to:

• Work autonomously and independently
• Follow clearly defined processes
• Pay strong attention to detail
• Solve problems and issues logically
• Communicate clearly and effectively
• Build rapport with a diverse audience and customers
• Provide excellent customer service
• Resolve issues and conflict
• Operate technology effectively such as tablets and testing equipment
• Operate ethically and strictly maintain privacy and confidentiality
• Work in a timely manner

Experience and training in the health sector, handling biological specimens and/or workplace safety will be highly regarded. You must be legally entitled to live and work in Australia and preferably be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you are ready to make a difference and join our network of collectors, please answer all the screening questions and submit your CV.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.