What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pathology Support Specialist I position at NeoGenomics Laboratories?
Are you motivated to participate in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment? Do you want to join a company that invests in its employees? Are you seeking a position where you can use your skills while continuing to be challenged and learn? Then we encourage you to dive deeper into this opportunity. We believe in career development and empowering our employees. Not only do we provide career coaches internally, but we offer many training opportunities to expand your knowledge base! We have highly competitive benefits with a variety of HMO and PPO options. We have company 401k match along with an Employee Stock Purchase Program. We have tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and even start employees off with 16 days of paid time off plus holidays. We offer wellness courses and have highly engaged employee resource groups. Come join the Neo team and be part of our amazing World Class Culture! NeoGenomics is looking for a Pathology Support Specialist for our lab in Aliso Viejo, CA who wants to continue to learn in order to allow our company to grow. Shift time: Sunday to Thursday, 8:30am-5:00pm Now that you know what we're looking for in talent, let us tell you why you'd want to work at NeoGenomics:As an employer, we promise to provide you with a purpose driven mission in which you have the opportunity to save lives by improving patient care through the exceptional work you perform. Together, we will become the world's leading cancer reference laboratory. Position Summary:The Pathology Support Specialist is primarily responsible for providing administrative support to the Medical Director and staff pathologists with daily activities associated with case management, communication, scheduling, record and material retention. Core Responsibilities:
- Assesses caseload, prioritizes and distributes cases among the pathology staff
- Prepares pending case load reports for pathologists as well as follow up
- Follows-up on late/early morning global cases
- Files and retrieves slides as requested
- Assists pathologists with image capture and all associated LIS and database management
- Serves as a liaison between the Pathology Staff and the various departments within the company
- Effectively track specimens for different tests at any given time
- Checks current cases and records for completeness and accuracy
- Prepares pathologist schedules and maintains communication between pathologists across sites
- Identifies and monitors STAT cases progress
- Prepares and maintains records for outside consultation cases
- Organizes materials for outside referrals
- Orders and receives office supplies and medical forms, journals, books, and pamphlets
- Prepares correspondence, reports, and presentations for Medical Director and staff pathologists as needed
- Prepares, maintains, and ensures departmental policy and procedure manuals are inspection ready
- Receives and distributes departmental phone calls and makes outbound calls to physicians for Pathologists as needed
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Additional training in a medical or call center environment preferred.
- Three or more years of experience equivalent working in an administrative support capacity in a medical environment preferred. Knowledge of clinical/oncology-specific terminology preferred.