What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Administrative Assistant, Intermediate position at UPMC?
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Administrative Assistant, Intermediate to support Lab Administration!
This position will work Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm. Hours are subject to change based on business needs.
Under general supervision, the Laboratory Administrative Assistant, Intermediate provides varied administrative support to a department, a group of professionals or multiple departments.
Responsibilities:
- Under general direction, provides varied administrative support to a department or group of professionals.
- Collects, compiles, and analyzes moderately complex data and information. Composes straightforward written descriptions of results.
- Maintains various accounting and budgetary records (i.e., completes expense reports).
- May assist with processing of specimens and/or packaging specimens according to testing specifications.
- Receive, triage, and accession patient materials (specimens, slides, paraffin blocks) into laboratory information system (LIS), adhering to turn around-time deadlines to ensure timely patient results.
- Checks patient records for accuracy and completeness, taking corrective steps as necessary.
- Review patient records to determine appropriate consultative pathologist and/or laboratory.
- Determine patient insurance status and source of consultation to ensure appropriate billing.
- Transcribe diagnosis and other clinical information into LIS. Make corrections and edits to reports as per pathologist instruction.
- Participate in training of new staff members.