Anatomic Pathology Process Technician, Winston Salem, Evenings

Job description

Department: 60943 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Lab: Operating Room Pathology Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Shift is from 12:00pm-8:30pm including a 30 minute lunch break. Pay Range: $20.80 - $31.20 POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: Full-Time 40 hours/week Shift is from 12:00pm-8:30pm including a 30-minute lunch break. Winston Campus EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma. Lab tech or equivalent related clinical experience with two years anatomic pathology experience preferred. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Facilitates the accessioning and preparation of inpatient, outpatient and outreach anatomic pathology specimens in a timely manner, by entering patient data and physician order information into various systems. Provides excellent customer service to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. Facilitation of this process includes transporting specimens to various lab departments in accordance with QA and department policies and procedures. Prioritizes registrations in the order of the patient's acuity level that is determined by the clinical staff where appropriate. Develops and maintains knowledge and skills to identify insurance plans correctly and updates the patient information and the insurance database where appropriate. Ensures completeness and accuracy of registration data by reviewing the patient and order information prior to ordering in the various LIS systems. Recognizes and follows up on incomplete or inconsistent registration information and contacts Client Services to obtain the needed information where appropriate. Follows proper safety and identification procedures when dealing with patients and/or specimens under any circumstance or environment by properly identifying patients prior to placing orders, labeling specimens correctly and notifying coworkers and involved lab sections when misidentifications are encountered. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS : Superb interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrates technical skills. Evidence of sensitivity to customer service. Strong initiative and ability to work independently. Flexibility and calmness in stress situations. Superior skills in problem analysis, problem solving, and structured thinking. Well organized. Capable of critical thinking, reasoning, deduction, and inference while displaying the ability to draw accurate conclusions. DISCLAIMER All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders. 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