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Covenant Health · 1 month ago

SR LAB ASSISTANT

Crossville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Covenant Health is East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system, and they are seeking a Senior Laboratory Assistant at Cumberland Medical Center. The role involves performing blood specimen collection, ensuring equipment maintenance, and assisting in various clerical duties to support laboratory operations.

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Responsibilities

Assists in the orientation and training of new and existing employees

Responsible for care, maintenance, trouble-shooting and notification of the Manager when equipment is in need of repair or replacement (i.e. laser printers, line printers, fax machines, copying machines, etc.)

Responsible for maintaining proper inventory of supplies by monitoring and ordering supplies through the Matkon system as needed

Responsible for the daily quality review of written physician’s orders to detect errors in test orders, diagnosis, physician’s name, insurance coverage, etc. and timely correction of errors

At times collects co-payments/deposits, generates receipts to the payer, and reconciles cash/credit card transactions on a daily basis

Is responsible for the generation, verification, submission and posting of contract billing

Assists in the implementation and evaluation of new projects including the development of policies and procedures

Transcribes reference Lab results

Responsible for checking and follow-up of incomplete reference Lab reports

Local travel required

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Phlebotomy skillsMedical terminologyBasic computer skillsCertification by NCAASCPClerical skills

Required

Ability to perform collection and proper handling of venous and capillary blood specimens for both in and outpatients

Responsibility for the safety and comfort of customers

Clerical/computer duties

Courier responsibilities as required for the position

Assists in the orientation and training of new and existing employees

Responsible for care, maintenance, trouble-shooting and notification of the Manager when equipment is in need of repair or replacement

Responsible for maintaining proper inventory of supplies by monitoring and ordering supplies through the Matkon system as needed

Responsible for the daily quality review of written physician's orders to detect errors in test orders, diagnosis, physician's name, insurance coverage, etc. and timely correction of errors

At times collects co-payments/deposits, generates receipts to the payer, and reconciles cash/credit card transactions on a daily basis

Is responsible for the generation, verification, submission and posting of contract billing

Assists in the implementation and evaluation of new projects including the development of policies and procedures

Transcribes reference Lab results

Responsible for checking and follow-up of incomplete reference Lab reports

Local travel required

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards

Completes required education assignments annually

Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested

Performs other duties as assigned

Basic computer skills

Medical terminology