What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specimen Processor - 20 hrs - Day Shift position at trinityhealth?
Employment Type: Part time Shift: Day Shift Description: Mercy Medical Center Lab, Springfield, MA ATTACH RESUME 20 hrs, Days, one weekend per month You will review requisitions for completeness, enter data into CRT terminal, label specimens, centrifuges and aliquots specimens. Complete reports and documents to maintain quality control and answers telephones, taking and relaying messages. What you will do: Processes laboratory requisitions by accurately reviewing requisitions for completeness, ensuring appropriate signatures have been obtained, and entering patient data, test requested, requesting physician information, and billing information into the computer. Labels specimens, centrifuges and aliquots when it is required for the specimen. Call STAT results as necessary and answers telephones and provides routine approved information to physicians, nursing personnel and other staff regarding specimen requirements, test results, and so forth, and relays other calls as necessary. Position Hours: 20 hrs, Day Shift (5 days a week, one weekend a month), Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED Knowledge of medical terminology, medical necessity, ICD-9 coding, specimen processing preferred. Medical or Lab Assistant certificate preferred. Work requires the analytical ability and communication skills Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England: Become a valued member of an excellent, dedicated health care team Engaged leadership Growth opportunities Generous shift differentials Ministry/Facility Information: Mercy Medical Center has established itself as one of the leading providers of health care services in Western Massachusetts. Mercy Medical Center is a 182-bed acute care hospital in Springfield. Other facilities include Mercy's Rehabilitation Hospital, a comprehensive hospital-based rehabilitation center on the campus of Mercy Medical Center and Brightside for Families and Children, an outpatient service offering counseling and family support programs. Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.