Support Service Specialist

Merrimack Health

  • Lawrence, MA
  • 3 days ago

    Highlights

    As the Support Service Specialist , you will be asked to support both Pre-Analytical and Analytical areas of the laboratory to ensure seamless operation for quality patient care. Educate patients with instruction for urinalysis collection, scheduling a cortrosyn stimulation test, glucose tolerance test, and semen analysis.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLawrence, MA

    Description

    As the Support Service Specialist, you will be asked to support both Pre-Analytical and Analytical areas of the laboratory to ensure seamless operation for quality patient care.

    • Greets patients and pleasantly introduces oneself and confirms identification utilizing the two LGH patient identifiers (name and date of birth).
    • Perform registration, test ordering and expedition of samples throughout the laboratory.
    • Maintain competence and ensure insurance eligibility is completed at every encounter.
    • Maintain standing orders/test orders from physician offices within the regulatory timeframe.
    • Educate patients with instruction for urinalysis collection, scheduling a cortrosyn stimulation test, glucose tolerance test, and semen analysis.
    • Oversee inventory management of laboratory supplies in-house and for outreach sites.
    • Process, package, and ship specimens to be sent to the reference laboratory.
    • Competent to work in the Microbiology lab as a specimen planter.
    • Keeps Laboratory Management informed of any unusual concerns, situations, or conditions relative to staff, patients, and physicians.

    Required:

    • High School Graduate
    • Computer skills and medical terminology

    Preferred:

    • Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related science field
    • Experienced in a hospital or related setting.

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