Laboratory Service Coordinator - #1400337
Memorial Health
Date: 1 week ago
City: Decatur, IL
Contract type: Full time
Performs secretarial and receptionist duties in the department.
Qualifications
Education and/or Other Requirements
Essential Functions and Job Duties
Qualifications
Education and/or Other Requirements
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Frequent to continuous exposure to unpleasant or irritating substances. Exposure to hazardous and/or potentially injurious elements or conditions is considerable.
- The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and move through an office environment.
- Must be willing to work other schedules if needed. Moderate physical exertion, including continuous (70% to 100%) walking, standing, bending, and reaching and frequent lifting of average loads (six to 25 pounds). Mobility to delivery patient reports to the Physicians’ Plaza office buildings is essential.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work under pressure with multiple interruptions.
- Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality requirements.
- Must have reasoning ability and good independent judgment. Must be able to work under stress and to adapt to changing conditions
Essential Functions and Job Duties
- Registers patients, enters test orders, cancels, credits, charges, and merges according to physicians’ orders or established laboratory procedures.
- Registers, orders and delivers specimens brought in to department.
- Maintains equipment and work area in a safe, sanitary and well-stocked condition; performs other assigned duties.
- Performs storeroom duties.
- Greets, informs, and directs visitors; answers inquiries concerning laboratory services for patients and families.
- Prints and ascertains that reports are sent as needed.
- Performs follow-up duties.
- Sorts, files and/or routes reports and messages.
- Maintains files, procedures and logs.
- Assists in training new or less-skilled personnel; participates in continuing education.
- Communicates and interacts well with co-workers.
- Prioritizes and organizes workload to promote productivity and efficiency.
- Answers main department phone number. Routes calls and takes messages as necessary.
- Orders and receives pathology specimens when Histology is closed.
- Manages out-patient patient schedule. Statuses patients for phlebotomy when ready to be drawn.
- Verifies orders placed by patient registration for accuracy.
- Contacts outside providers with critical values and questions about out-patient orders.
- Explains to patients how to collect samples. Provides containers and instructions to patients.
- Tracks and follows up on incomplete and verbal orders.
- Contacts phlebotomists on the floor about stat draw requests when Phlebotomy Manager is busy.
- Complete laboratory work queues.
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