Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you’ll benefit from:

A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home

A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs

A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals.

Position Summary

The Administrative Secretary provides primary support for the Medical Director and Administrative Director of the Pathology and Laboratory Department.

Primary Duties

1. Performs administrative assistant duties including (a) primary verbal and electronic communication coordinator for laboratory and laboratory staff (b) transcribing/typing routine or important executive documents, policy, memos, and letters; (c) Record keeping organization and documentation retention of all pathology and laboratory reports; (d) General Secretarial Duties for Pathologist while on site. Alert the Pathologist for any positive cancer cases.
2. Operates necessary Lab computer system(s) to perform job function including but not limited to: (a) Laboratory billing entry (b) Cerner-to retrieve patient data, reports, and necessary information as needed by Pathologist and Laboratory Director
3. Daily packaging, prepping, processing, and quality assurance for Pathology Specimens, tissue blocks, and slides to be sent out to DRMC.
4. Coordinates and maintains inventory, ordering, stocking, and distribution of supplies for the main laboratory and pathology department
5. Assists in care and maintenance of laboratory safety work area and furnishings/equipment
6. Responsible for generating various lab reports and graphs as requested by Laboratory Director and Pathologist
7. Other related duties as assigned include but are not limited to i.e. Performs lab reception clerical functions, Monitoring send out Test Not Performed, biannual inventory count, lab specimen receiving; send-out testing prepping and packaging; assisting in training and competency of new employees.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:

• Post High School Graduate
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of statistics, data collection, analysis, and data presentation
• Sufficient previous secretarial and computer experience
• Experience in Word, Excel (and its use of formulas), PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook Calendar

Schedule:

Monday to Friday 0900 to 1730

Preferred:

• 6 Months phlebotomy experience or formal training

Pay Range: $19.50 - $22.98

Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience