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Lab Specimen Processor-Full-time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 25, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time your attention to detail caught something.

What they are checking: The posting calls attention to detail critical, and this asks for evidence.

Full time second shift at Central DuPage in Winfield, forty hours. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: Honest fit with the schedule and location the posting states precisely.

Tell me about following a procedure you did not fully understand the reason for.

What they are checking: The posting requires following instructions, and this checks whether they do it without resenting it.

What do you think happens downstream when this bench gets something wrong?

What they are checking: Whether they understand their place in a diagnosis, since they never see the patient.

What would you do

A specimen arrives that does not meet criteria. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they reject it, which is unpopular and correct.

How do you keep your work organized when several things arrive at once?

What they are checking: The posting names maintaining organization while multitasking as a requirement.

How do you know which specimens need to move first?

What they are checking: Prioritization, since a delayed specimen can be as bad as a lost one.

You realize you made a mistake with a specimen an hour ago. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they report it immediately, which is the only thing that limits the harm.

About the work

Walk me through what happens to a specimen from the moment it reaches your bench.

What they are checking: Receiving, processing, labeling and distributing in order, which is the whole job.

How do you make sure the right specimen carries the right label?

What they are checking: Identification, which is where the worst laboratory errors begin.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, 3rd shift position located at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. The Lab Specimen Processor reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The specimen processor is responsible and accountable for receiving, processing, labeling, distributing specimens, and performing non-high complexity testing as required. The position requires a thorough understanding of laboratory specimens as well as the HIS/LIS computer systems. The Processor will be required to perform customer service duties and other clerical duties as the job dictates. Required: • Maintain organization of work while multi-tasking. • Attention to detail critical. • Must be able to follow instructions. • High school graduate or equivalent. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.