Administrative Clerk

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 57,513.01-57,513.01

Position Summary

The Administrative Clerk will perform a variety of administrative and staff support duties for a fast-paced department which require a range of knowledge and skill of organizational procedures and policies.

Responsibilities

Accessioning (70%)

• File, track, retrieve, and transport items including but not limited to specimens, slides, blocks, requisitions, and reports throughout the medical center for a distance of at-least 5 miles daily.
• Register outreach patients in Epic
• Triage and accessioning/ data entry into laboratory information system of Hemepath and Neuro specimen samples
• Obtain demographics, insurance information, label specimen containers, and microscopic slides
• Handle specimens, slides, and blocks for Lawrence Hospital

Administrative Duties (25%)

• Troubleshooting of cases
• Handle multiple telephone lines, take detailed messages and direct incoming calls
• Fax, mail, file and maintain records
• General maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment
• Handle receiving specimens, frozen, and packages through window

(5%)

• Perform other related duties as related to operations of work unit.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of college or completion of secretarial school or equivalent business experience plus a minimum of two to three years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree desirable.
• Knowledge of Co-Path, Word, and Excel preferred.
• Knowledge of billing fee codes CPT and ICD preferred.
• Typing 30- 35 wpm preferred.

Other Requirements

• Must have the ability to work independently and accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Medical terminology is required.
• Must be willing to work evenings.
• Must be able to successfully complete systems training requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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