Pathology Office Coordinator

Job Description Summary

The Pathology Office Coordinator is required to independently perform administrative tasks in support of the Pathologist’s intra and extra-departmental duties. These include communicating with external departments, collecting and collating data, and completing all routine administrative duties.

Job Description

The Office Coordinator is responsible for performing a variety of tasks for the pathology office, including but not limited to:

• Management of incoming and outgoing pathology slides and blocks.
• Processing of in-house and reference lab orders, result/report entry, adding addendums to patient reports and performing follow-up on pending tasks.
• Tracking and documenting requests (legal, studies, send-out tests, consults, autopsies, etc.)
• Locating and securing slides/blocks from outside facilities, as requested, and returning these materials to the original facilities in a timely manner.
• Processing send out orders.
• Inputting send out results.
• Filing slides and blocks in an orderly fashion.
• Acting as a liaison for all external hospital departments, providing status updates on cases and managing all internal and external inquiries.
• Performing other duties as assigned by Laboratory Management.