Laboratory Support Associate

Geisinger; Danville (PA); Sur place; USD 32 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Full benefits starting day one

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid time off (PTO)

Résumé du poste

Geisinger Medical Center is seeking a detail-oriented administrative support professional to assist pathologists and the pathology department. You will accession consult cases and external referrals, facilitate movement of case material and reports for review, and help document report addendums and edits.

The role emphasizes coordinating daily workflow in a fast-paced environment, handling calls and messages, and supporting pathology operations with accurate data entry and file management.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year related work experience required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills preferred.

Responsabilités

• Accession pathology consult cases and external immunohistochemistry referrals.
• Coordinate daily workflow in a fast-paced environment and complete tasks timely.
• Answer department calls, emails, EPIC in-basket messages and Teams messages.
• Liaise between department and clinicians/offices to facilitate sending materials/reports.
• Manage requests for add-on pathology testing and prepare materials for review by pathologists.
• Assist with addendums, amendments, and edits to pathology reports; perform digital slide scanning as needed.

Connaissances

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Customer service

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Outils

EPIC

Microsoft Teams

Description du poste

Job Summary

Supports pathologists and pathology department. Accessions pathology consult cases and external immunohistochemistry referrals. Facilitates movement of case material and documents for pathology review or consultation. Assists pathologists with documentation of report addendums, amendments, and edits.

Job Duties

• Coordinates and prioritizes daily workflow in a fast-paced environment; completion of assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Answers department telephone calls, responds to emails, EPIC in-basket messages, and Microsoft Teams messages to field requestor’s questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Receives, registers and accessions pathology consult cases and external immunohistochemistry referrals.
• Acts as a liaison between department and clinician offices, as well as outside institutions to facilitate the sending of case material and reports as necessary for coordination of patient care.
• Manages internal and external requests for add on pathology testing.
• Retrieves pathology slides and paraffin blocks for add on testing, clinical trials, tumor boards, pathology review, second opinions and legal holds.
• Requests and receives consult reports and case material from clinician offices and outside institutions.
• Assures proper labeling of case material received from outside institutions; prepares cases for review by pathologists.
• Assists pathologists with addendums, amendments, and edits to pathology reports.
• Performs digital scanning of pathology consult slides and others as needed.
• Troubleshoots case delays, reviews pathologist outstanding list and alerts pathologists of overdue cases.
• Manages multiple worklists for timely completion of tasks, including adding tables and diagrams to cases.
• Performs various clerical duties to include scanning of documents, data entry in various formats, writing cover letters for send out consult cases, autopsy case documentation, specialty referral, intra departmental and external case tracking and documentation, and assisting with case reassignments as needed.
• Responsible for sorting and distributing incoming mail to the pathology department.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Full time

Days

8-4:30p

Benefit Highlights:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affi...ors and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.