What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Support Specialist position at McLaren Flint?
About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Laboratory Support Specialist
Michigan, Flint
Administrative/Clerical
McLaren Flint
25000765
Job Title: Laboratory Support Specialist
Department: Laboratory
Shift: Days
Daily Work Times: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm or 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Scheduled Hours per Pay: 80
Position Summary:
Coordinates and maintains consistent workflow of all Laboratory office tasks to ensure efficient operations.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Performs general office duties including faxing, copying, scanning, and filing.
2. Communicates with customers, staff, and physicians to answer questions and report results.
3. Maintains office equipment and orders supplies.
4. Creates, maintains, and updates files, databases, records, and other documents.
5. Data entry that supports office needs, ICD-10 and CPT coding, and outreach registrations.
6. Transcribe dictation reports, and clerical duties, that supports pathologists.
7. Dispatches and manages slides and specimens for consults, referrals and other requests.
8. Dispatches phlebotomy draws as needed.
9. Assists with maintaining employee records and storage of regulatory certifications.
10. Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associate degree
- Clerical experience in a laboratory setting
- Prior Medical Transcription experience
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws. We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Additional Information
- Schedule: Full-time
- Requisition ID: 25000765
- Daily Work Times: Variable
- Hours Per Pay Period: 80
- On Call: No
- Weekends: Yes
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
