About the Role
Enters and retrieves data from computer. Under direct supervision, performs routine clerical duties such as specimen receiving, logging, specimen transport, patient charting, filing data retrieval, record keeping and answering telephone inquiries from Doctors.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients, visitors, and other employees.
- Interact professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors and other employees.
- Behave in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees.
- Contribute to and participate in the Performance/Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department.
- Enter and retrieve data from computer.
- Maintain files of records, logs, forms and general correspondence in a neat and orderly fashion and in accordance with established record and filing systems.
- Match specimens and request forms, number or accession them and record tests requested and date into log book or PC.
- Assist in the receipt of specimens, their clerical checking, the sorting of specimens and their transport, if necessary, to areas of the laboratory outside the receiving laboratory area.
- Sort specimens and transport them to other areas.
- Sort and divide all patient reports, file them into correct bins prior to transporting of the reports to the nursing units.
- Clock requests into laboratory and all reports are clocked in and out of the laboratory.
- File reports in the receiving area into PC and access them when authorized personnel request them.
- Prepare and separate serum for all specimens with documentation for all outside reference labs.
- Maintain general order and cleanliness of the area.
- Assist in preparing records and other data for microfilming or transmittal to other hospitals.
- Answer telephones, take and relay messages to appropriate personnel.
Requirements
- One (1) year related experience preferred.
- High School or GED
- Computer literacy
Experience Level
- 1 year related experience preferred
Education Level
- High School or GED
About the Company
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
