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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Pathology Laboratory Accessioner - Cancer Center.
In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for screening and accessioning specimens into EPIC Beaker. Responsible for reconciling specimen information submitted for pathological examination, working Epic work queues, second tier accessioning, and transportation coordination of shared laboratory specimens.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Specimen Acceptance: Signs off on all received specimens; ensures logs matches actual specimens received. Ensures that all messenger drop offs are accepted and signed off. Time stamps specimens. Immediately addresses issues with specimens that do not match logs.
2. Specimen Reconciliation: As per policies; reconciles each specimen received against the requisition to ensure all specimens have been received. As per policies; ensures specimens with viability criteria are viable. Addresses any issues that would warrant specimen rejection. Discusses relevant issues with supervisor.
3. Specimen Accessioning: Timely accessioning of all cases that arrive in the Pathology department. Accurately accessions all cases into Epic Beakerdatabase. Verifies patient demographics, billing information, and specimen type in addition to noting QA deficiencies and properly assigns cases to pathologists and house staff.
4. Specimen Distribution: Places cases in designated areas for grossing. Distributes specimens in a timely manner to PA’s and residents for grossing. Notifies appropriate house staff and pathologists of frozen section cases. Assists in transportation coordination of shared laboratory specimens.
5. Laboratory Maintenance: When necessary assists laboratory helper, residents, pathologists with general laboratory cleanliness/maintenance and bench top/gross station cleaning. Updates relevant charts when needed. Maintains inventory of gross room materials – informs man when supplies are low.
6. Second Tier Accessioning/Epic Workqueues: Properly performs second tier accessioning according to protocol to ensure that all cases have been accessioned correctly and correct images have been scanned and are legible. Fixes any errors. Works epic workqueues to ensure all required information has been verified or corrected as indicated in the workqueues.
7. Proficient and accurate use of EPIC and Epic Beaker as directed.
8. Escalation: Properly notifies supervisor of any delays or issues requiring attention. Ex. Cases for rejection, merging, cases with errors.
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High School Graduate. 0 to 6 months experience in laboratory. Knowledge of medical terminology.
Excellent computer/data entry and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors degree. 6 months to one-year experience in a laboratory. Prior accessioning experience. Extensive knowledge of medical terminology.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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