Clerk-Lab Assistant Lead

Norman Regional Health System•Norman, OK

About The Position

The Clerk-Lab Assistant Lead works in a high-paced, high-volume laboratory and performs patient registration and laboratory test order entry for outpatient and outreach specimens. The role serves as a resource for Laboratory information, trains Outreach Registrar Clerks and Lab Assistants, and supports patient order and registration audits. It also collects routine and special blood specimens according to established procedures, time frames, and safety requirements; labels, receives, and distributes specimens; documents quality control, maintenance, and performance improvement indicators; and responds to patient inquiries.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent GED.
Some knowledge of medical terminology.
At least one year of clerical experience in a medical or patient-care setting.
Two years of phlebotomy experience, or one year of experience in a medical field providing patient care that included drawing blood.

Nice To Haves

Experience in supply inventory control.
Experience with hospital patient billing, physician office billing, or laboratory billing.
Computer data-entry experience.
Experience with word-processing and spreadsheet software.
Clinical laboratory experience.
Patient registration experience.

Responsibilities

Perform patient registration and laboratory test order entry for outpatient and outreach patient specimens.
Serve as a resource for Laboratory information.
Train Outreach Registrar Clerks and Lab Assistants.
Provide patient order and registration audit support.
Obtain routine and special collection blood specimens according to established procedures, time frames, and safety requirements.
Label, receive, and distribute laboratory specimens.
Document quality control, maintenance, and performance improvement indicators.
Respond to inquiries regarding patients.