Receptionist
Category:
LaboratoryDepartment:
Lab
Description:
SUMMARY: Laboratory receptionist must meet defined qualifications and fulfill expected responsibilities.
Responsibilities may include:
- Greet patients and visitors
- Answer the phone/ take messages/ take phone orders from physicians
- File lab orders
- Scan lab documents
- Respond to and send faxes
- Receive specimens
- Understand the need for special timing for collection (e.g. creatinine clearance)
- Proper specimen labeling
- Obtain appropriate clinical data, when indicated
- Perform patient registration
- Order laboratory tests in HIS
- Perform medical necessity in HIS/Print ABN
- Prepare spreadsheets
- Type lab documents
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE- High school diploma or equivalent. Previous phlebotomy experience preferred. PBT (ASCP) certification preferred, but will train the right candidate.
Closing:
Open until filled