Histology/Cyto Clerk - Histology - Full Time, Days

Long Island Community Hospital • Patchogue, NY

349d • $31,304 - $47,221

About The Position

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. In this role, the successful candidate will perform a variety of clerical duties as required by the Histology/Cytology section, under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Updated computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate and provide information.
• Ability to pay close attention to details.
• General typing and filing knowledge.
• Knowledge of universal precautions.

Responsibilities

• Accession patient samples into A/P program.
• Maintain, update and distribute all necessary reports.
• Organize time to accommodate changing workflow.
• Recognize patient confidentiality issues and fax results to responsible physician only.
• Obtain and relay information in a clear and accurate manner.
• Monitor office and department supplies.
• Familiar with different specimen types and organize, verify proper preservatives and process accordingly.
• Understand clinical relevance in all areas of responsibility.
• Organize work well so others can take over in their absence.
• Perform universal precautions with each function.
• Accurately label cytology specimens.
• Maintain records of all positive cytology cases.
• Distribute reports to proper areas.
• Update all necessary logs to conform to third-party regulatory agencies.
• Handle routine use of Reference Lab Computer System.

Benefits

• Salary range of $31,304.40 - $47,221.70 Annually.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Supportive work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees