Medical Lab Assistant

Missouri Highlands Health Care is seeking a full time Medical Lab Assistant for Poplar Bluff, MO.

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Phlebotomy: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person