Accessioning Clerk I

PathGroup; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

PathGroup is seeking an Accessioning Clerk to support daily accessioning activities, receiving specimens from couriers and logging requisitions into the scan system. The role focuses on accurate data entry of patient demographics, clinical information, and test orders, ensuring compliance with privacy and security policies.

Responsibilities include verifying couriers’ logs, sorting specimens, scanning paperwork, and communicating with the Accessioning Supervisor to correct any errors.

Qualifications

• Experience with data entry and medical record-keeping.
• Familiar with laboratory safety procedures and privacy policies.
• Attention to detail and ability to verify patient information.

Responsibilities

• Receive and clock in specimens from couriers.
• Perform accessioning and data entry of patient demographics and tests.
• Scan requisitions and related paperwork; maintain accurate records.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and corporate policies.

Job description

Job Summary

Accessioning Clerk under the direction of the Accessioning Supervisor performs daily accessioning activities of receiving specimens, accessioning specimens, and scanning of requisitions into scan system.

Essential Functions

• Receives and clocks in specimens from couriers timely; verifies that specimens recorded on courier logs are received.
• Prioritizes and sorts specimens appropriately for accessioning and processing.
• Performs data entry login of patient demographics, clinical information, specimen source, and test(s) orders from specimen requisitions into computer systems and accessions specimen containers as needed or required.
• Checks test(s) ordered for medical necessity requirements and ABN if applicable. Documents any orders, which are lacking appropriate documentation to supervisor.
• Documents all problem cases appropriately.
• Scans requisitions and all related paperwork, into the scan system, and shreds documents as needed.
• Reviews specimen requisitions against data entry of requisition information, for accuracy, documents errors noted and forwards documentation to supervisor, and corrects errors found.
• Answers departmental phone calls and assists clients as needed.
• Contributes to a positive work climate and to the team effort of the department and company.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all Corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.