Data Entry Operator

BronxCare Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center is seeking a detail‑oriented data entry assistant to support the laboratory receiving area. Under supervision, you will enter and retrieve data, file records, and handle routine clerical tasks related to specimen processing.

You will interact with patients and staff, maintain orderly files, clock and track test requests, and assist with specimen transport as needed. A high school diploma and basic computer literacy are preferred.

Qualifications

• One year of related experience preferred.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Basic computer literacy required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Participate in Quality Improvement activities and data collection.
• Enter and retrieve data from computer systems.
• Maintain neat, organized files and records.
• Match specimens with request forms and log tests.
• Assist in receipt and transport of specimens to lab areas.
• Sort and file reports and deliver to nursing units.
• Clock requests and ensure reports are entered in the lab system.
• Prepare and separate serum for specimens with proper documentation.
• Keep area clean and assist with preparing records for microfilming.
• Answer telephones and relay messages to appropriate personnel.

Skills

Computer literacy

Education

High School or GED

Job description

Overview

Enters and retrieves data from computer.Under direct supervision, performs routine clerical duties such as specimen receiving, logging, specimen transport, patient charting, filing data retrieval, record keeping and answering telephone inquiries from Doctors.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees.
• Contributes to and participates in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation includes data collection, analysis, implementation of and compliance with risk management and claims activities, support of and participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams, consistent adherence to the specific rules and regulations of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (a) Safety and Security Policies, (b) Risk Management: Incident and Occurrence Reporting, (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and (d) Patient and Customer Service.
• Enters and retrieves data from computer.
• Maintains files of records, logs, forms and general correspondence in a neat and orderly fashion and in accordance with established record and filing systems.
• Matches specimens and request forms, numbers or accessions them and records tests requested and date into log book or PC.
• Assists in the receipt of specimens, their clerical checking, the sorting of specimens and their transport, if necessary, to areas of the laboratory outside the receiving laboratory area.
• Sorts specimens and transport them to other areas.
• Sorts and divides all patient reports, files them into correct bins prior to transporting of the reports to the nursing units.
• Clocks requests into laboratory and all reports are clocked in and out of the laboratory.
• Files report in the receiving area into PC and accesses them when authorized personnel request them.
• Prepares and separates serum for all specimens with documentation for all outside reference labs. Reports are received in triplicate by mail or from the on-site printer are separated, filed and charted.
• Maintains general order and cleanliness of the area.
• Assists in preparing records and other data for microfilming or transmittal to other hospitals.
• Answers telephones, takes and relays messages to appropriate personnel.

Qualifications

• One (1) year related experience preferred.
• High School or GED
• Computer literacy