Laboratory Admin Assistant - UPMC East

UPMC•Monroeville, PA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC East is currently hiring a fulltime Admin Assistant to join our team! Whether you're looking for a collaborative team setting, excellent work-life balance or experience with an industry leader, our Admin Assistant opportunity offers many ways for you to get involved! UPMC East is currently seeking an organized and detail-minded individual to fill a fulltime Laboratory Admin Assistant role. This position will be scheduled Monday thru Friday – 8 am to 4:30 pm. UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint. Candidates will be placed into the appropriate job title/salary grade based on experience and education. Apply today to see where your career can go! Purpose: Under general direction, provides varied administrative support of a complex and technical nature to single or multiple department(s) or a division.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
4 years of experience in an increasingly responsible administrative role.
Ability to perform advanced functions in word processing, electronic mail/calendar, spreadsheet, presentation and database software.
Ability to use applicable MS Suite products.
Advanced knowledge of business processes and procedures.
Working knowledge of accounting and financial principles and functions.
Ability to analyze data.
Ability to use discretion and independent judgment.
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Responsibilities

Under general direction, provides varied administrative support to a department or group of professionals.
Plans conferences for department and department head.
Develops and sends correspondence on behalf of department and department head (i.e., draft and send meeting minutes, draft and send meeting events).
Develops reports for executive or department.
Analyzes complex information requests and determines complex trends.
Provides input to presentations and other department/supervisor work (i.e., supervisor provides general thought and ee will draft more material based on initial ideas).
Reviews administrative procedures and operating practices and makes recommendations to increase efficiency.
Receive, triage, and accession patient materials (specimens, slides, paraffin blocks) into laboratory information system (LIS), adhering to turn around-time deadlines to ensure timely patient results.
Checks patient records for accuracy and completeness, taking corrective steps as necessary.
Review patient records to determine appropriate consultative pathologist and/or laboratory.
Determine patient insurance status and source of consultation to ensure appropriate billing.
Transcribe diagnosis and other clinical information into LIS. Make corrections and edits to reports as per pathologist instruction.
Participate in training of new staff members.
Responsible for administrative support of laboratory resident training program.