Lab Send Out Coordinator

Pathology Group of Louisiana•Baton Rouge, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Pathology Group of Louisiana, the mission is to provide high-quality pathology services to patients, referring physicians, outpatient surgery centers, and hospitals with accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and speed. The Lab Send Out Coordinator is responsible for receiving, processing, logging, tracking, and following up on requests for further testing, consults, second opinions, and continued care from various sources including pathologists, outside physicians, outside facilities, and patients. This role requires daily completion of tasks to ensure good turn-around-times, a cooperative attitude, and the ability to support ongoing changes professionally.

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