Phlebotomist Lab Assistant

Trinity Health•Mishawaka, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Lab Assistant is the Labs Customer Service contact. Responsible for greeting laboratory patients, provider, clients, and customers. Ensures the accurate ordering and charge entry of laboratory orders for outpatient and contracted clients. Other Responsibilities include: Processes laboratory requisitions by reviewing requisitions for completeness. Ensures appropriate documentation is present including signatures, patient information, and date of order. Accurately orders the test requests in the computer according to procedure. Responsible for the transfer of test information to medical records. Receives lab reports and routes to designated areas either via FAX, mail or hand-delivery. Phones or Faxes results of STAT reports appropriately and promptly. Prepares laboratory specimens for designated departments/locations prior to laboratory analysis and testing and routes specimens by type to various staging areas. Performs all paperwork, technical and non-technical procedures required to process and submit specimens.

Requirements

HS Diploma or GED equivalent
Valid driver’s license
Knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred.
Customer Service experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

At least one to two years of Phlebotomist experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Greeting laboratory patients, provider, clients, and customers.
Ensuring the accurate ordering and charge entry of laboratory orders for outpatient and contracted clients.
Processing laboratory requisitions by reviewing requisitions for completeness.
Ensuring appropriate documentation is present including signatures, patient information, and date of order.
Accurately ordering the test requests in the computer according to procedure.
Responsible for the transfer of test information to medical records.
Receiving lab reports and routing to designated areas either via FAX, mail or hand-delivery.
Phoning or Faxing results of STAT reports appropriately and promptly.
Preparing laboratory specimens for designated departments/locations prior to laboratory analysis and testing.
Routing specimens by type to various staging areas.
Performing all paperwork, technical and non-technical procedures required to process and submit specimens.