Ancillary Laboratory Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform job in accordance with Company Mission, vision, and goals.
• Assists patients with medical forms, as necessary.
• Exercise confidentiality in all areas, abiding by HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Accurately completes applicable paperwork; ensuring patient medical records are complete. Prepares all forms and requisitions as instructed by the provider.
• Creates and maintains a positive atmosphere of customer service, teamwork, mutual respect, professionalism and accountability at all times.
• Verifies patient information by interviewing patient; recording medical history; confirming purpose of visit, and confirming patient ID.
• Answers telephones in a professional manner and delivers messages promptly.
• Maintains and improves current skills and knowledge by attending all relevant meetings, classes, trainings and by keeping certifications current.
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with established State, Company and any other applicable policies and procedures.
• Instructs patients in simple procedures/tests and dispenses appropriate educational materials.
• Relays provider orders to the patient.
• Tracks all specimen samples for inventory purposes, as required.
• Accurately maintains and organizes specimens for immediate retrieval and testing.
• Conducts supply inventory and stocks the lab/testing areas with appropriate materials.
• Maintains knowledge of, and complies with CLIA, Company and any other applicable policies and procedures.
• Adheres to Infection Control, Safety and OSHA standards as specified by CLIA, and Company standards.
• Labels specimens accurately and distributes them to the appropriate personnel to ensure specimen integrity.
• Processes specimens and prepares them for shipping.
• Maintain lab area with ample supplies and in a clean and safe condition.
• Follows test requirements of laboratory and procures unaltered urine specimen for testing.
• Ensures all collected samples are secured in the pickup box at the end of the day.
• Maintains daily urine log and facilitates transmission of the log to the lab at the end of the day.
• Helps identify patients who may need to provide a urine sample upon next visit.
• Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
• Participate in and complete all required trainings and in-services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
• Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
• Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
• Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
• Must possess strong organization skills.
• Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
• Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
• Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all time.
• Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
• All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completion of a Phlebotomy program, with a current Phlebotomy certification.
• One (1) year of prior experience working in a medical practice.
• One (1) year of prior experience working with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Driving/Travel:

The employee must have reliable transportation. Travel for this position may be required up to 40%. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee’s home, work assignments could be in any of the Company’s locations.