Pathology Administrative Assistant

CompuNet Clinical Laboratories•Dayton, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pathology Administrative Assistant performs various administrative tasks to support the Anatomic Pathology department. This role is located at Miami Valley Hospital's Histology Department and is a full-time position with a day shift schedule from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Requirements

Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
Must be proficient in typing (65 wpm) and spelling.
Must be able to transcribe medical dictation and decipher hand written reports.
Proficiency in appropriate department functions must be demonstrated after initial training.
Good oral and written communication skills are essential.
Good customer service skills are also required.
Effectively organize and prioritize work in response to changing needs of Pathologists.
Good communication skills and ability to work productively with others.
Exercise sound reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
Daily involvement with confidential information and data.
Possible exposure to hazardous and biohazard materials.
Be familiar with and adhere to safety, ergonomic and health policies of the Company.
Comply with all PPE requirements when in the laboratory or other biohazard areas.
Complete required safety training and health evaluations in a timely manner.
Anticipate safety hazards, act upon unsafe situations and promote safety awareness.

Nice To Haves

Prefer additional medical terminology and computer skills.
Prefer pathology transcription experience.

Responsibilities

Provide pathology workflow support to ensure timely and accurate reporting to physicians.
Attend to requests for loan of blocks and slides for send-out.
Ensure timely scanning of pathology sendout reports into EPIC as required.
Answer and respond to phone calls as necessary.
Attend to materials related to pathologists requesting Outside Consultation as per office protocol.
Open and distribute US Mail and Interoffice mail.
Organize Surgical Pathology Case QA Review.
Track Slide Send-outs and Returns.
Serve as backup to Pathology Office Manager as needed.
Track QA Forms for conferences: Breast, Thoracic, GYN, Surgical Outside Consult, Tumor Board, Hepatobiliary, and Neuro.
Type addendums and amendments to surgical reports in a timely manner.
Transcribe and revise Consultation as requested by the pathologist.
Transcribe bone marrow and flow cases as requested by the pathologist.
Schedule pathologists to various locations and document schedules as needed.
Assist with copying and processing any Pathology documents as requested.
Comply with all company, department, and regulatory policies and procedures.
Handle client related questions and problems in a courteous and efficient manner.
Promote positive communications with patients, clients, coworkers and affiliated hospital staff.
Other duties as assigned, such as copying, filing, logging into CAP required documentation consultation book.