Senior Clerk

Bronx, New York • Grant funded • 1199 Bargaining Unit

About the role

Montefiore Medical Center's Division of Clinical Pathology is responsible for the laboratory testing of blood, urine, and body fluids for disease diagnosis and health maintenance. Utilizing the latest advances in computer technology, the Division maintains millions of dollars of state-of-the-art automated equipment at its laboratory sites and services hospitals, nursing homes, the Montefiore Medical Group, faculty practices, and voluntary physicians' offices at more than 40 sites.

The Senior Clerk is responsible for pre- and post-analytical processes of the laboratory, including registration, order entry, specimen receiving, handling, sorting, delivery to automation sample input/output, and distributing samples to workbenches and other departments/reference labs.

Responsibilities

• Patient registration, insurance verification, and all other registration and specimen order entry related tasks including reference testing
• Follow-up with clients/clinical staff for additional information, specimen questions, reporting and documentation of critical values
• Specimen preparation and handling to include, but not limited to: specimen retrieval, centrifugation, aliquoting, add-ons, delivery and pick-up to appropriate areas, packaging/manifesting to reference laboratories
• Process specimens according to lab sections and reference laboratories requirements, including special handling and processing of non-blood specimens (i.e., CSF, bone marrows, body fluids and anatomic pathology specimens) and specimens on automation line
• Troubleshoot input/output modules of the track; resolve software and track exception errors
• Communicate track issues with mechanics, supervisors, and technologists
• Inventory management including monitoring of stock levels
• Conform to all infection control procedures and keep a clean and well-organized work area
• Report and handle basic facility issues with appropriate departments: electrical, plumbing, safety, etc.
• Responsible for training other staff
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required; associate degree preferred
• Operation of laboratory centrifuges, computers, printers, pneumatic tubes, and office equipment required
• Ability to learn order test codes and use laboratory and clinical information systems
• Ability to operate and maintain label printers
• Good communication and organizational skills

Schedule

• Evening shift: 3:30 PM – 12:00 AM
• Scheduled daily hours: 7.5
• Alternate weekends

Pay

Hourly rate: $29.94. For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.