Description

Department:

60943 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Lab: Operating Room Pathology

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Shift is from 12:00pm-8:30pm including a 30 minute lunch break.

Pay Range
$20.40 - $30.60

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma.
• Lab tech or equivalent related clinical experience with two years anatomic pathology experience preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: N/A

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitates the accessioning and preparation of inpatient, outpatient and outreach anatomic pathology specimens in a timely manner, by entering patient data and physician order information into various systems.
• Provides excellent customer service to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. Facilitation of this process includes transporting specimens to various lab departments in accordance with QA and department policies and procedures.
• Prioritizes registrations in the order of the patient's acuity level that is determined by the clinical staff where appropriate.
• Develops and maintains knowledge and skills to identify insurance plans correctly and updates the patient information and the insurance database where appropriate.
• Ensures completeness and accuracy of registration data by reviewing the patient and order information prior to ordering in the various LIS systems. Recognizes and follows up on incomplete or inconsistent registration information and contacts Client Services to obtain the needed information where appropriate.
• Follows proper safety and identification procedures when dealing with patients and/or specimens under any circumstance or environment by properly identifying patients prior to placing orders, labeling specimens correctly and notifying coworkers and involved lab sections when misidentifications are encountered.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Superb interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates technical skills.
• Evidence of sensitivity to customer service.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently.
• Flexibility and calmness in stress situations.
• Superior skills in problem analysis, problem solving, and structured thinking.
• Well organized.
• Capable of critical thinking, reasoning, deduction, and inference while displaying the ability to draw accurate conclusions.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Gathers, verifies and enters demographic, insurance information, and chief medical complaint of the patient for anatomic pathology specimens including Cytology, Histology, Molecular Diagnostics, and consults. May also process and prepare specimens from all body sites for diagnosis rendered by technologist and pathologist in compliance with section policies and procedures.