Lab Send Out Coordinator
About The Position
At Pathology Group of Louisiana, our mission is to provide the finest quality pathology services to patients, referring physicians, outpatient surgery centers and hospitals with the greatest accuracy in the most cost-effective manner as rapidly as possible. This role involves receiving, processing, logging, tracking, and following up on requests for further testing, consults, second opinions, and continued care from pathologists, outside physicians, outside facilities, and patients. Work must be completed daily to ensure good turn-around-times. The ideal candidate will be a team-player, maintain a cooperative attitude, and support ongoing changes in a professional manner.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Excellent typing/data entry skills.
- Must be able to adapt to changes in the work schedule and work process.
- Must possess good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Must be detailed oriented.
- Must possess excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize work based on the demands.
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Must be a team player.
- Must possess good judgment.
- Must possess excellent computer, phone and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and must be able to work well with all others.
Nice To Haves
- Previous medical lab experience with medical/pathology terminology is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Process requests and complete paperwork for further testing requested by Pathologists
- Process requests, complete paperwork and send to pathologist for approval all requests placed by outside physicians, outside facilities or patients
- Understand and follow protocols for molecular testing per insurance requirements
- Timely and accurately enter comments and orders into LigoLab system
- Scan requisitions and/or slide loans for each case into LigoLab
- Pull blocks and/or slides for each request to be sent out
- Log each request when completed into current tracking log
- Daily packaging of all requests and preparation for shipping via FedEx, UPS or courier
- Follow up all outgoing requests to ensure timely reporting and specimen return
- Scan and log all incoming reports from outside facilities/laboratories
- Give reports to transcriptionists for further handling
- Log and file all materials that are being returned after testing
- Follow up and communicate with pathologists as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
