What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Associate, 40hr - Days position at Winchester Hospital?
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Contributes to the Hospital’s mission by providing the clerical support associated with lab specimen processing. This clerical support position will have an impact on laboratory efficiency, physician/clinician satisfaction and ultimately patient satisfaction by recording receipt of specimens accurately and efficiently and following through on lab results in a timely manner.Job Description:
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience Preferred: At least one year of medical laboratory, clerical or secretarial experience.
Other Skills/Knowledge:
Required: For safety and quality reasons, must be able to read, write and communicate effectively in English with patients, visitors and fellow members of the hospital team.
Preferred: Meditech
JOB FUNCTIONS
As part of the Laboratory team, this position:
- Receives specimens from multiple locations, data inputs accurate documentation of the patient and the required lab test order.
- Verifies appropriate specimen accompanies test requisition.
- Verifies that the specimen is properly labeled with two patient identifiers, date and time of collection, initials of person obtaining the sample
- Attach printed labels to specimens from physician offices if necessary
- Completes the order, producing labels and essential documentation.
- Verifies insurance information and follows through with Hospital registration and/or physician practices to ensure appropriate and efficient billing.
- Investigate test requisitions with missing information from physician office or off-sites
- Issues ABN form to patients when tests do not meet medical necessity
- Release medical information to patients when requested
- Delivers specimens in batches or stat requests individually to the appropriate lab departments and packs up deliveries intended for the off-site laboratory departments.
- Contacts clinicians with results based on their specified preferences either over the phone or via fax.
- Answers the phone in a professional manner, answering questions about lab results and researches test status when necessary.
- Runs reports and addresses the data by providing results, checking on outstanding tests, and other follow through required to improve lab efficiency and physician/clinician satisfaction.
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