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Lab Assistant Lead, Marshall Medical Centers South, PRN, 2nd Shift

Huntsville Hospital · Jefferson County, AL · 1 mo ago
AnalystFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: maybe About the role (or About Us?), Responsibilities, Qualifications, maybe Skills? The posting includes duties (responsibilities) and qualifications. Also includes About Us description. No explicit Pay, Schedule, Benefits. So we should not create those sections. We need to use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. Remove boilerplate like "Under the general supervision..."? That's part of duties. The repeated statements like "The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary..." appear twice; we should keep only once? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The duplicated lines: The sentence about "The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary..." appears twice. We should keep only one occurrence. Also there is similar line later: "The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements which may be inherent in the position." Slight variation; we can keep one. We need to format duties as list items. Could group them into a

      under Responsibilities. Qualifications: list items. About Us: prose paragraph(s). We need headings: maybe "About the role" (but we have About Us separate). The instruction: use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can use About the role for the description of role? But we have duties and qualifications separate. Could have About the role (overview), Responsibilities, Qualifications, About Us (maybe as About the organization). However they didn't list About Us as example but we can still use heading; but they said use those examples, not exclusive. Safer to use About the role for overview of role (maybe combine duties?). But we already have Responsibilities heading. Could have About the role as a brief summary (maybe from first sentence). But we might just use Responsibilities and Qualifications and About Us as heading (though not in list). The instruction: "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we can use those headings; but we can also use others if needed? Probably better to stick to those. So we can have:

      About the role

      (maybe a short paragraph summarizing role)

      Responsibilities

      (list)

      Qualifications

      (list)

      About Us

      (maybe not in list but okay). But they didn't list About Us; but we could treat as About the role? Actually About Us is about organization, not role. Could we put it under About the role? Might be mixing. Better to include About Us as a heading even if not in list; risk of violating instruction? The instruction says use those examples for section headings, not that you cannot use others. It says "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That suggests those are typical headings; we can still use others but likely they expect those. However About Us is substantive; we could embed it under About the role as a paragraph describing the organization. But that might blur role vs organization. Could we have About the role heading then a paragraph that includes both role overview and organization description? Might be okay. Alternatively we could have About the role (overview of role), Responsibilities, Qualifications, and then maybe a separate heading "About the organization" but not in list; risk. Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, we could combine About Us into About the role section. Let's do that. Thus:

      About the role

      Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, coordinates clerical and nursing home functions, to include scheduling and collecting Nursing and Group Homes, coordinating offsite collection site staffing, computer registration, order entry, printing, charting, mailing, faxing and filing of reports, accessioning of Pathology/Cytology specimens, answering telephone. Duties also include assuring accurate charges and billing information, employee competency testing, procedure manual reviews/updates, clerical staff training, assuring that all charts are submitted to coder in a timely manner and reviewing nursing home monthly bills for accuracy. Performs waived testing in a physician office setting to include but not limited to: Influenza, Strep, and Urine HCG testing. Performs moderately complex testing to include but not limited to: CBC, Urine Microscopic, and KOH Prep. Understands, performs, and documents maintenance and quality control as appropriate. Collects blood specimens from in-patients and out-patients and places the specimens in appropriate depts. Prints Outstanding Orders reports and responds appropriately to specimens listed on report. Follows procedures as defined in the collection manual for patient identification and labeling of specimens. Prepares urine containers for collection, including routine, 24-hour, etc. Instructs patients on method of collection. Orders and receives specimens in computer, places appropriate barcode labels on specimens, and distributes specimens to appropriate testing departments. Adheres to infection control procedures and isolation precautions. Performs clerical duties, including registration, checking charges, scanning, indexing and printing. Assists with courier route as needed. Assists in maintaining adequate stock. Requests supplies as needed and places stock in appropriate areas upon receipt. Keeps work areas and collection tray clean and sanitary. Responds to telephone appropriately and in a timely manner. Orients new staff to the departmental procedures and environment. Maintains good relations with patients, medical staff, co-workers, other depts. and physicians offices/homes.

      Then

      Responsibilities

      with list? But we already listed duties in paragraph; maybe we should split: About the role short summary, Responsibilities list. But we have a lot of detail; we could keep responsibilities as list and About the role as brief overview. However we must preserve all substantive information; we can put the details in Responsibilities list, and About the role can be a brief summary (maybe first sentence). That would avoid duplication. Let's extract a brief overview: "Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, coordinates clerical and nursing home functions." That's enough. Then Responsibilities list: all the detailed duties. Qualifications list: from qualifications paragraph. About Us: we can include as a separate heading maybe "About the organization" but not in list; but we could embed under About the role after overview? Might be okay to have About the role heading then two paragraphs: overview and About Us. But that mixes. Better: Use headings: About the role (overview), Responsibilities, Qualifications, About Us. Even though About Us not in examples, it's still a heading; I think it's acceptable. Let's do that. Now format lists: each duty as
    • . Ensure we don't repeat duplicated lines. We'll list each duty as separate item. We need to be careful not to include boilerplate like "The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary..." We'll omit that. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft. First, About the role:

      About the role

      Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, coordinates clerical and nursing home functions.

      Then About Us:

      About Us

      Lake Guntersville, a mountain-lakes jewel, is located approximately 30 miles from metro Huntsville – and is home to Marshall Medical Centers. Marshall Medical Centers, an affiliate of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, serves the residents of Marshall County and the surrounding area (population approximately 125,000). With two hospitals, eight outpatient locations and a highly-trained team of physicians practicing 28 specialties, Marshall Medical is a confident, convenient choice for local healthcare. Residents can remain close to home and receive excellent care – often provided by those who are neighbors and friends. Marshall Medical Center South is a 150-bed hospital in Boaz, Alabama, and opened in 1956. Marshall Medical Center North, in Guntersville, opened in 1990 – and – is a 90-bed facility. In addition to the two hospitals, the Gary R. Gore Medical Complex is conveniently located mid-county and is home to several outpatient clinics and a 22,000 square foot comprehensive Cancer Care Center. Named by the Joint Commission as a “Top Quality Performer” among America’s hospitals, Marshall Medical Centers’ patients can be assured they are being treated in an environment where a premium is placed on quality and best practices.

      Then Responsibilities:

      Responsibilities

      • scheduling and collecting Nursing and Group Homes
      • coordinating offsite collection site staffing
      • computer registration
      • order entry
      • printing
      • charting
      • mailing
      • faxing and filing of reports
      • accessioning of Pathology/Cytology specimens
      • answering telephone
      • assuring accurate charges and billing information
      • employee competency testing
      • procedure manual reviews/updates
      • clerical staff training
      • assuring that all charts are submitted to coder in a timely manner
      • reviewing nursing home monthly bills for accuracy
      • performs waived testing in a physician office setting to include but not limited to: Influenza, Strep, and Urine HCG testing
      • performs moderately complex testing to include but not limited to: CBC, Urine Microscopic, and KOH Prep
      • understands, performs, and documents maintenance and quality control as appropriate
      • collects blood specimens from in-patients and out-patients and places the specimens in appropriate departments
      • prints Outstanding Orders reports and responds appropriately to specimens listed on report
      • follows procedures as defined in the collection manual for patient identification and labeling of specimens
      • prepares urine containers for collection, including routine, 24-hour, etc.
      • instructs patients on method of collection
      • orders and receives specimens in computer, places appropriate barcode labels on specimens, and distributes specimens to appropriate testing departments
      • adheres to infection control procedures and isolation precautions
      • performs clerical duties, including registration, checking charges, scanning, indexing and printing
      • assists with courier route as needed
      • assists in maintaining adequate stock
      • requests supplies as needed and places stock in appropriate areas upon receipt
      • keeps work areas and collection tray clean and sanitary
      • responds to telephone appropriately and in a timely manner
      • orients new staff to the departmental procedures and environment
      • maintains good relations with patients, medical staff, co-workers, other depts. and physicians offices/homes
      Then Qualifications:

      Qualifications

      • Prefer high school diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED)
      • 2 years clerical experience after 1 to 2 months on-the-job training
      • Competency of components of laboratory procedures, as appropriate
      • Good general condition
      • Verbal ability to communicate with patients and other clientele instructions and other information
      • Numerical ability to calculate by formula
      • Form perception

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