Staff Asst - Laboratory

Trinity Health•Mishawaka, IN

14d

About The Position

At Saint Joseph Health System, our values give us strength. That character guides every decision we make - even when those decisions are complicated, costly or hard. We honor our mission to care for every man, woman and child who needs us by investing in technology, people and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for quality care. Our system includes: 254-bed acute-care hospital at the Mishawaka Medical Center 58-bed acute-care hospital at the Plymouth Medical Center More than 85 providers in the Saint Joseph Physician Network What we offer: NO mandatory overtime Benefits first day of employment (including: medical, dental, vision, PTO, life, STD/LTD) Sign-On Bonus Daily Pay Retirement savings account with employer match Generous paid time off programs Employee referral incentive program Tuition/professional development reimbursement State of the art equipment Supportive team approach About the job: 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:

Requirements

Education: HS Diploma or GED equivalent
No experience required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred.
Customer Service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

NO mandatory overtime
Benefits first day of employment (including: medical, dental, vision, PTO, life, STD/LTD)
Sign-On Bonus
Daily Pay
Retirement savings account with employer match
Generous paid time off programs
Employee referral incentive program
Tuition/professional development reimbursement
State of the art equipment
Supportive team approach