Medical Transcript - Sendout Lab - 20 hrs - Days -

General Summary

This position does not involve any testing.

SHIFT

SUBJECT TO CHANGE: 6 AM - 2:30 PM, rotating weekends.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Accession surgical cases that arrive in the Pathology laboratory by routine referral, as well as outside surgical pathology consults and occasionally outside autopsy reports.
• Prepare accessioning by typing demographics from surgical request forms from OR or clinics, typing clinical history, assigning pathologist, entering billing information, making corrections, typing addendums, revising and correcting reports.
• Collate and transport slides and reports for members of the Pathology staff.
• Print surgical batch and discard logs.
• Triage and track specimens.
• Rehabilitate specimens if necessary and call to obtain any missing information.
• Participate in process improvements to track and reduce defects.
• Receive and screen phone calls in a polite and helpful manner and following policies on the proper method for release of information.

Education/Experience Required

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in accurate and rapid data entry with good spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Competency to learn and use information systems and dictating equipment.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
• Department: Lab Support Services
• Shift: Day
• Job Union Code: Not Applicable