TH Instructional Support Assistant - Cancer Center Lab - Per Diem
Stony Brook Medicine
- Stony Brook, NY
- $21.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Will provide information to patients, hospital staff, community physicians, agency and institutional clients related to laboratory testing, specimen collection, laboratory services, result reporting and specimen tracking. This includes daily faxing and sending of laboratory reports.
- Will provide patient services to include LSARD and outpatient registration processes. These functions include knowledge of insurance providers, billing codes, order entry, Sunquest laboratory information systems, result reporting, crediting functions and discharging per University Hospital policies and procedures to conform to regulatory agency mandates which ICD-10 CM billing codes, medical necessity and medicare questionnaires.
- Will handle all processing of biological specimens in the optimal way to assure specimen integrity and maintain all safety regulations as per established procedures.
- Must demonstrate competency with both Department of Laboratories Information System, Sunquest and Cerner patient management systems.
- Will assist all clients with problem resolution and provide prompt and accurate resolutions to service issues, testing problems and billing concerns.
- Will maintain all records and patient files in accordance with University Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. These will include regulatory agency mandates of labs from NYSDOH, CAP and JCAHO, etc.
- Will act as a liaison for courier services, to identify concerns and help arrange these services to meet departmental needs.
- Will be required to perform phlebotomy and specimen collection procedures to insure proper collection and processing of patient specimens per established standards.
- Will maintain adequate supplies and alternate stock to obtain maximum benefits, will order and distribute supplies to outreach clients.
- Will maintain all measures of quality control as related to the patient and customer services centers.
- Will willingly rotate between the Customer Service Center, the Patient Service Center, and off-site areas and work hours to meet departmental needs.
- Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
- All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
- This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
- This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.
- Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
- Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
- Successfully complete a 4-panel drug screen*
- Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
- Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).