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Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a FGP Lab Accessioner.
In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for registering and scheduling patients in the appropriate IT system, organizing daily patient schedules, triaging incoming patient reports to appropriate locations, preparation of slides/graphics for presentation at meetings and lectures, answering phones, preparation of billing information for billing services, obtaining and documenting insurance pre-authorizations and pre-certifications and facilitating physician and patient administrative needs.
Job Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Check insurance information on the requisition form.
Open/Remove specimens from bags.
Organize and lay out delivered specimens from clinicians.
Proofread pathology requisition forms for spelling and grammar.
Ensure the specimen requisition matches the specimen bottle.
Sort-out each specimen by referring clinician.
Report discrepancies to QA analyst.
Enter patient demographics, clinician information in the LIS system.
Cross-reference any prior patient history.
Enter clinical description.
Barcode label the requisition and specimen bottle.
Scan the requisition from into the LIS system
Triage specimens based on clinical urgency.
Sort-out specimens for different processing areas
Facilitate process for preparation of mailing and workflow
Packaging and transporting specimens between laboratory and pathology offices.
Miscellaneous filing of pathology reports and slides.
Inventory control of supplies used.
Rotating contents of drawers for filing system
Cover responsibilities of other Project Associates if they are absent.
Assist with special projects related to Dermatopathology.
Complete other duties as directed by the Administrative Manager/Supervisor.
Communicate effectively with other healthcare providers, supervisors and peers.
Word Processing/Typing Prepares and proofreads memos, reports and applications. Independently prepares responses to routine correspondence.
Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a Minimum Qualifications: Complies with regulatory requirements (i.e. JCAHO) appropriate for position. Experience and competency with varied computer hardware and software, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, scheduling, communications and presentation applications. Writing skills to compose and edit logical, detailed, comprehensive and grammatically correct correspondence. Knowledge of insurance companies office visit and procedure policies to complete pre-authorization requirements. Knowledge of hospital procedures to obtain laboratory and imaging information. Skill in communicating with patients, families, physicians, nurses, staff and peers with diplomacy and tact. Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to handle matters of highly confidential and sensitive nature. Ability to recognize and identify problems, recognize implications and propose alternative solutions. Skill in prioritizing assignments to complete work in a timely manner. Skill in working independently and in following through on assignments with minimal direction.
Preferred Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: AAS or similar degree. At least five years related experience.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Grossman School of Medicine's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal 'EEO is the law' poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $43,789.69 - $58,953.67 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
NYU Langone —a world-class, patient-centered, integrated, academic medical center—is one of the nation’s premier destinations for excellence in patient care, biomedical research, and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of Tisch Hospital, our acute care facility; the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, a dedicated inpatient orthopedic hospital; Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, a comprehensive pediatric hospital supporting a full array of children’s health services; Rusk Rehabilitation, the #1 rehab program in New York since U.S. News & World Report began its hospital rankings in 1989; and a growing ambulatory care network with locations throughout Manhattan, the outer boroughs, and the tri-state area, bringing services directly to where its patients live and work. An integral part of NYU Langone, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless pe...ople since 1841.With more than 75 divisions of specialty care including comprehensive inpatient and outpatient programs for every stage of life, a multifaceted Research and Academic Center and the NYU Long Island School of Medicine focused on primary care. NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island joined NYU Langone Health as of August 2019. NYU Langone's tri-fold mission to serve, teach, and discover is achieved 365 days a year.