Medical Lab Assistant- Piedmont, MO

Mohigh; Missouri; Sur place; USD 34 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE is seeking a Medical Lab Assistant – Non-Exempt to support phlebotomy, lab processing, and front-desk duties. You will perform blood draws, document results, and assist with outside labs.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, phlebotomy certification preferred, and at least one year of lab or customer service experience. BLS certification is required.

Qualifications

• High school graduation or GED.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

Responsabilités

• Follows opening and closing procedures according to office guidelines.
• Blood draws, capillary sticks, tissue samples and other bodily fluid draws as needed.
• Running labs, documenting blood draws, and printing/sending labs to outside facilities.
• Sending and paperwork for Millenium, Natera, Genesight, and Alpha-1.
• Putting in and fixing lab and X-Ray orders.
• Checking that lab and X-Ray results are in chart, identifying missing results.
• Looking up Pathgroup labs.
• Run QC and document.
• Training staff on X-Rays and lab.
• Performing X-Rays and documenting history for them
• Reviewing company-wide X-Rays to ensure correct procedure and documentation.
• Making positioning guides for X-Ray and explaining findings.
• Communicating with Radiologists and relaying messages to X-Ray Techs
• Pushing X-Rays to Rapid Rad when needed.
• Ordering lab and X-Ray supplies.
• Greets patients politely and provides necessary instructions.
• Obtains and enters new patient updates for billing accuracy.
• Obtains insurance information and verifies as needed.
• Enter proper billing charges in charts for lab services.
• Review billed and captured diagnosis codes for lab.
• Reviews all forms for accuracy and completion per office policies.
• Receiving and processing specimens to MHHC or outside labs.
• Answering lab and X-Ray questions from patients.

Connaissances

Phlebotomy

Customer service

Detail oriented

BLS certified

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Phlebotomy certification preferred

Description du poste

MISSOURI HIGHLANDS HEALTH CARE

MEDICAL LAB ASSISTANT – NON-EXEMPT

JOB DESCRIPTION

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides professional customer service by obtaining demographic and insurance information (if applicable), and perform necessary phlebotomy skills as needed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Follows opening and closing procedures according to office guidelines.
• Blood draws, capillary sticks, tissue samples and other bodily fluid draws, as instructed by provider, when lab personnel are short staffed and/or behind.
• Running labs, Documenting blood draws, and printing/sending/packaging/writing down labs that are sent out.
• Sending and paperwork for Millenium, Natera, Genesight, and Alpha-1
• Putting in and fixing lab and X-Ray orders.
• Checking that lab and X-Ray results are in chart completed and, finding any missing lab and X-Ray results.
• Looking up Pathgroup labs.
• Run QC and document.
• Training staff on X-Rays and lab.
• Preforming X-Rays and documenting history for them
• Reviewing company wide X-Rays to confirm they care done correctly, documented correctly, have markers, have history, etc.
• Making positioning guided for X-Ray and/or explaining finding information on positioning.
• Communicating with Radiologist’s and relaying messages to X-Ray Techs
• Pushing X-Rays thought to Rapid Rad when needed.
• Ordering lab and X-Ray supplies.
• Greets patients in polite, prompt, helpful matter and provides any necessary instructions/directions.
• Obtains and enters new patient updates, on every office visit, in the computer system to maintain accuracy for billing if needed.
• Obtains insurance information if necessary; may require verification by contacting insurance companies.
• Enter proper billing charges in the charts for lab services.
• Review billed and captured diagnosis codes for lab.
• Reviews all forms for accuracy and completion according to office policies prior to accepting.
• Receiving and processing specimens to the proper lab either MHHC or outside entity.
• Answering lab and X-Ray questions for patients in person and on the phone
• Conducts self in accordance with MHHC’s employee handbook.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality; adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulation.
• Performing all other duties, as required.

EDUCATION

• High school graduation or GED and;
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Word processing and computer experience.
• Medical/laboratory knowledge preferred.
• Minimum of one-year work or hands on experience in phlebotomy.
• Minimum of one-year work experience in customer service.
• Must be organized and detail-oriented.
• Must be BLS certified.

ENVIRONMENTAL /WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in a controlled laboratory environment. Work may be stressful at times due to a busy office. Interaction with others is constant and interruptive. Work may require hand dexterity for telephone and office machine operation. There may be excessive standing while working at the check-in counter. May be occasional lifting of supplies up to 20 lbs.