Reference Lab Tech - Methodist

Overview

The Reference lab technician has primary responsibility of assuring reference lab specimens are transported, registered, properly ordered, labeled, and meet integrity for testing as well as support for other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

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Responsibilities

Ensure timely and accurate registration of patient orders by transcribing and processing demographic, financial and clinical information.

• Correctly identified and registers patients based on the information provided by the client.
• Correctly identifies and Maintains competency on insurance plans.
• Accurately enters necessary registration, medical, financial and demographic information for Laboratory Reference Patients received from outside clients.
• Consistently processes and enters all eligibility responses in Epic.
• Accurately scans available documents into EMR for proper hospital records keeping.
• Accurately enters orders in HLAB for testing to be done.
• Accurately releases orders for Epic Ambulatory clients.

Prioritizes, anticipates, and provides timely and accurate registrations in order to ensure efficient and effective workflow.

• Adjusts sequence of registration based on departmental need.
• Identifies potential problems and imitates corrective action.
• When following up with a client and/or patient, all Methodist values and Practice Always behaviors are demonstrated.
• Specimens are processed within a minimal time frame to ensure specimens are processed in a timely manner once received into the laboratory.
• Ability to use provided tools to review specimens tracking information, client information, and testing requirements.

Develops and maintains job knowledge to preform job duties.

• Attends required training updates on computer system, insurance updates, and patient registration updates
• Seeks and willingly accepts assignments and broadening of job scope.
• Effectively utilized resources and opportunities, seeking clarification when necessary.
• Willingness and ability to train and support peers and new employees; Practices service always behaviors with other staff members.
• Is receptive and supportive of change.
• Learns rapidly and adapts quickly to change.
• Notifies customers of delays in transport
• Properly stores specimens according to protocol

Vehicle Use and Procurement and transportation of specimens, supplies, and mail.

• Maintains an acceptable motor vehicle record.
• Successful completion and annual maintenance of Methodist Driver Safety Training.
• Each driver is responsible for the proper use and care of the vehicle in their possession.
• Follows established protocol if involved in an accident.
• Potential to drive up to 225 miles in both urban and rural settings and in all types of weather.
• Performs designated routes for specimen transportation with efficiency, maintaining scheduled stops in the allotted time period.
• Adjusts routes as necessary to meet client needs.
• Cooperates with co-workers to ensure routes run smoothly during transition from one courier to the next courier.
• Places utmost importance on customer service for all routes.
• Ensures Specimens and requisitions are together for transport
• Enters Tracing information accurately and efficiently into mobile hand held.
• Correctly identifies and enters specimen pickups/deliveries to ensure 100% specimen tracking.
• Verifies all specimens have arrived at Lab at the return of a route.
• Transports laboratory and hospital related items to clients and departments accurately and promptly.

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $19.25per hour - $31.19per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.