Lab Assistant-Lab Clinical

Eisenhower Health; Rancho Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Matched retirement plan

Job summary

Eisenhower Health is seeking a pathology support professional to assist with specimen handling, slide preparation, and report entry in the pathology lab. You will coordinate between pathology, reference labs, and clinical staff to ensure accurate processing and documentation.

You will maintain records, manage requisitions, and support billing and administrative tasks while upholding compliance and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to organize information for easy retrieval.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepares specimens and completes requisitions for reference labs and consults with pathologist review.
• Prepares and logs reports into EMR for all reference lab tests.
• Retrieves faxes, distributes orders and test results to staff; processes emailed orders.
• Packs materials for shipping and maintains slides/blocks for consults with histology.
• Maintains reagents and disinfects work areas and instrumentation as needed.
• Performs billing duties and assists with clinical trial materials.

Tools

Office equipment

Job description

Located in the heart of the Coachella Valley, you have access to resort-style living and world-class amenities throughout Southern California.

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Prepares specimens and completes paper or online requisition for send out to reference labs and consults after pathologist review. Provides billing, insurance information and H&P, packages specimens. Scans and logs out specimens prior to sending out.
• Prepares, logs and scans completed reports into EMR for all reference lab tests.
• Prepares for multiple tumor board presentations by pulling slides and printing reports; ensures that all outside reports are included.
• Retrieves faxes throughout the day and distributes doctor’s orders and test results to office staff; receives emailed orders and test orders by pathologists for distribution.
• Prints histories and prior pathologies for surgical cases on a daily basis.
• Logs, prepares, pulls slides/blocks for consults; scans second opinion reports, types letters, packs materials to be shipped; takes slides/blocks back to histology after they are returned.
• Logs in returned slides daily.
• Files surgical blocks and slides.
• Labels and organizes slide and block file cabinets; discards blocks and slides at end of retention period.
• Performs billing duties-sorts and files requisitions, scans demographics to be sent to pathology billing company.
• Prepares materials for clinical trials.
• Answers phones using professional and appropriate etiquette and follows through on requests; routes calls to appropriate individual.
• Removes slides and racks from instruments, organizes slides in folders, labels slides, performs materials match, scans barcoded slides in pathology computer system, compiles paperwork and distributes folders to respective locations.
• Assembles and distributes required paperwork, ensuring appropriate reporting.
• Maintains reagents on various instruments, including changing and refilling solutions.
• Disinfects and maintains work areas and instrumentation as needed.
• Process requests for subpoena of pathology materials.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Ability to organize information or data to facilitate easy retrieval and use
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate general office equipment (i.e., computer, printer, scanner, telephone, etc.)
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines

Eisenhower Health offers a generous benefits package and a matched retirement plan.

Employees are eligible to participate in a benefits program designed to make a difference for you and your family.

From the beginning, this organization formed a culture based on strong values, commitments and a passion for service and professional excellence.

What Our Nurses Say

One of my very favorite things about working at Eisenhower Health is the culture on inclusivity that we have and a strong base for evidence-based practice.

Lori

One of the greatest things about working as a nurse at Eisenhower Health is how much support you get from Administration. We keep on improving the process here. It's a fantastic place to work.

My favorite thing about working at Eisenhower Health is the camaraderie within my unit and with the different departments.