About this role
Min
USD $16.50/Hr.Max
USD $24.82/Hr.Overview
As a Lab Support Associate, you will be responsible for Assisting with the data entry of outpatient physician orders and attaches barcodes to biological specimens. Understands basic billing concepts. Rechecks physician orders for errors. Processes biological specimens to appropriate laboratory departments. Provide clients with reference information for physician orders. Reports test results verbally, by fax communication or direct printing to client and physician offices. Prints and separates physician reports for distribution to the appropriate physician offices and nursing units.
Qualifications
Education:
- High school graduate.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Customer service oriented.
- Basic communication skills required.
- Basic Medical Terminology helpful.
- Demonstrate the ability to type and use a keypad.
- Light physical effort.
- Potential exposure to infectious diseases.
- Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and body fluids.
Responsibilities
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Other facts
About Memorial Health
Memorial Health is one of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois—a responsibility we are proud to uphold. Founded in 1897 to meet the expanding needs of our communities, we have assembled an ever-growing team and vast resources.
Dedicated to unsurpassed excellence in care, education, and research, our community-based, not-for-profit corporation features a team of nearly 10,000 strong throughout eight state-of-the-art affiliates offering a broad array of vital services. Yet what matters equally is the size of our heart. Our ambitions. And our potential to do bigger and better things.
We’re achieving our goals by developing academic alliances with other respected institutions, including the BJC HealthCare Collaborative and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. By earning important credentials and accreditations. By making a real investment in employee development. And by building upon our reputation for excellence on the regional level, with the goal of realizing national prominence.
What you'll do
- The Lab Support Associate is responsible for assisting with data entry of physician orders, processing biological specimens, and communicating test results to clients and physicians. They also ensure accurate documentation and tracking of specimens received from clients and physician offices.
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