Job Details:

Medical Assistant in Ithaca, NY

06 Months Contract

Schedule: M-F 7 am-4 pm with lunches, open to 8 am-5 pm with lunches

Pay Rate $22.00/hr

Job Summary:

The main function of the pre-analytical services assistant is to assist the Supervisor, Pre-Analytical Services in the following accountabilities as required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Enter data from standard and more complex VSK patient information forms and remanding material requiring further clarification.
• Apply quality control (QC) labels to the appropriate patient information forms.
• Review standard and more complex patient information forms for quality control purposes after accessioning is complete.
• Ensure that patient forms that have been quality-checked have been removed from the requisition QC queue promptly.
• Investigate, resolve, and remove standard and more complex entries from Lab Operations data clarification queues.
• Perform resolution desk duties as applicable.
• Register any late-arriving specimens.
• Accession patient forms.
• Ensure that LRMS requests are dealt with on time.
• Provide cover for Senior Laboratory Operations Associate when and as required.
• Maintain printers as needed.
• Enter reference lab results data into the database system as applicable.
• Manage worksheet creation and end of accessioning functions.
• Where required, assist in resolving pending tests and/or cancel/re-select laboratory analyte tests.
• Review, action, and close any ad-hoc requests assigned.
• Assisted in the training of less experienced laboratory operations staff on relevant job function procedures.
• Provide support to line management in any tasks applicable to the daily running of the department.
• All responsibilities are essential job functions unless noted as nonessential (N).

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Good working knowledge of relevant procedures
• Ability to liaise with internal departments
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients

Minimum Required Education And Experience:

• High school diploma or educational equivalent and relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience