Lab Assistant, Marshall Medical Centers South- Sand Mountain Family Practice, Full Time, 1st Shift

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Duties also include assuring accurate charges and billing information
• Clerical staff training
• Employee competency testing
• Procedure manual reviews/updates
• Assuring that all charts are submitted to coder in a timely manner
• Reviewing nursing home monthly bills for accuracy

Qualifications

• Prefer high school diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED)
• 2 years clerical experience after 1 to 2 months on-the-job training

Abilities/Skills

• Verbal ability to communicate with patients and other clientele instructions and other information
• Numerical ability to calculate by formula
• Form perception, finger dexterity to handle paperwork and keyboards
• Dependable

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).