Lab Assistant Lead - Phlebotomy & Patient Registration

Norman Regional; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 24,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship opportunities

Retirement plans

Free parking

Job summary

Norman Regional is seeking a motivated team member for the Laboratory to handle patient registration, order entry for tests, and regulatory compliance. You will support outreach and in-house operations while training clerks and lab assistants. This role requires clinical awareness and accurate data handling in a fast-paced lab setting.

Benefits are comprehensive and include opportunities for advancement within a community-focused laboratory, with a commitment to quality care and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Requires some knowledge of medical terminology
• Minimum of one year clerical experience in a medical/patient care setting
• Two years of phlebotomy experience or 1 year in a medical field providing patient care including blood draws
• Experience with hospital patient billing, physician office billing or lab billing preferred
• Clinical lab experience preferred
• Patient registration experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs patient registration and lab test order entry for both outpatient and outreach patient specimens
• Acts as a resource for Laboratory information
• Trains Outreach Registrar Clerks and Lab Assistants
• Provides Patient Order/Registration Audit Support
• Obtains routine and special collection blood specimens following established procedures
• Labels, receives, and distributes specimens in the laboratory
• Ensures quality control, maintenance, and performance improvement indicators are documented
• Responds to inquiries regarding patients

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Clerical experience

Data entry

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Education

High school education or GED

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Norman Regional is seeking a motivated team member for the Laboratory to handle patient registration, order entry for tests, and regulatory compliance. You will support outreach and in-house operations while training clerks and lab assistants. This role requires clinical awareness and accurate data handling in a fast-paced lab setting.

Benefits are comprehensive and include opportunities for advancement within a community-focused laboratory, with a commitment to quality care and patient safety.