<p>Overview</p> <p>Senior Lab Assistant</p> <p>Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift</p> <p>5am-130pm with rotating weekends.</p> <p>Fort Sanders Regional Overview:</p> <p>Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.</p> <p>Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee's largest nonprofit health system and a Becker's "Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare." Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.</p> <p>Position Summary:</p> <p>An employee in this position must be able to perform at an advanced level in the following areas: collection and proper handling of venous and capillary specimens as appropriate; registration of outpatients in a timely, safe, and courteous manner; registration of patients, Lab contracts, and specimens ensuring that all registration data is accurate and complete; prepares, checks for accuracy, and implements charting of Laboratory, Pathology, and Imaging reports as needed. Must be able to perform duties of Lab Assistant.</p> <p>Recruiter: Jennifer Gordon || apply@covhlth.com</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Assists in the orientation and training of new and existing employees. </li><li>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.). </li><li>Responsible for maintaining proper inventory of supplies by monitoring and ordering supplies through the Matkon system as needed. </li><li>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. </li><li>At times collects co-payments/deposits, generates receipts to the payer, and reconciles cash/credit card transactions on a daily basis. </li><li>Responsible for the generation, verification, submission, and posting of contract billing. </li><li>Assists with other duties as assigned by the Laboratory Manager to include: scheduling, payroll, ordering of supplies, etc. </li><li>Assists in the implementation and evaluation of new projects including the development of policies and procedures. </li><li>Transcribes reference Lab results. </li><li>Responsible for checking and follow-up of incomplete reference Lab reports. </li><li>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. </li><li>Performs other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Minimum Education:</p> <p>None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill, and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job, typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.</p> <p>Minimum Experience:</p> <p>None.</p> <p>Licensure Requirement:</p> <p>None.</p>