PRN Lab Assistant (formally PRN Clerk)- Surg. Pathology- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Job Summary
Filing patient slides after completion of requested pathology work.
Print patient reports and return slides and blocks to outside hospitals 30-60 days after the completion of the pathology report.
Document the return in lab information system.
Coordinates transfer of slides to outside storage facility and rotates on-site slide storage as needed.
Transfers slides between Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania and its affiliated pathology departments.
Helps locate and retrieve missing slides from other hospitals, pathologist offices or trainees.
Obtains patient information from inside and outside the department, determines appropriate steps necessary for obtaining complete patient demographic information.
Coordinates supply ordering and restocks departmental lab site.
Answers telephones, records and distributes messages or aids caller.
Skills and Responsibilities
- Self-motivated and exercises independent judgment.
- Observes biohazard waste handling, chemical hygiene, and fire and emergency procedures.
- Maintains open line of communications with other members of the team and the histology lab.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Provides organizational values of patient and visitor satisfaction by demonstrating courtesy and respect for patients and their families, visitors and other employees.
Education or Equivalent Experience
- High School Diploma or GED (Required)
- Previous Related Experience (Preferred)