Administrative Asst - Pathology / Lab

SSM Health • Oklahoma City, OK

18h • Onsite

About The Position

This position will be processing pathology send outs, managing/tracking pathology material, answering calls, computer work, etc. At SSM Health, we know the healing power of presence begins with compassionate people like you. Daily Pay: Get paid daily doing the work you love in a way that fits your life. At SSM Health, we believe you deserve the flexibility to work a schedule that fits your life and to get paid when you need it. Job Summary: Performs a variety of tasks to support the pathologists, surgical pathology and cytology departments, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• No experience required
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.
• None

Nice To Haves

• Epic/hospital experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Documents patient demographics, orders, reports, billing records, and other necessary information into the electronic medical record.
• Assists with requests in the preparation of diagnostic material for reference lab testing, research studies and tumor board (e.g., processing orders, requesting materials, and packaging diagnostic material and documentation).
• Answers and triages phone calls, relays messages, and fulfills requested tasks prompted by these encounters.
• Contacts outside providers to communicate additional test recommendations based on the pathologists’ findings.
• Scans paper requisitions, second opinion pathology reports, and unsolicited pathology reports into the electronic medical record.
• Initiates amended reports as needed.
• Interprets and converts dictation by health care professionals into printed text.
• Recognizes, interprets, and evaluates inconsistencies, discrepancies and inaccuracies in medical dictation and appropriately edits, revises, and/or clarifies without altering meaning of dictation or changing dictator's style.
• Utilizes computerized dictation and transcription software and electronic health record software.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees