Lab Assistant

Requirements

• Education/Licensure/Certification:
• BS Degree in Science. Transcripts must be presented before start date.

Experience

· Minimum of one year of medical transcription experience.

Equipment

• · Computers, computer programs, information system(s), photocopiers, scanners, facsimile machines, dictation machines, postal machines, and telephones.
• An assessment will be given on the first day of work that may include a typing test with the minimum standard of: 40 words per minute and 97% accuracy

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

· Good understanding of laboratory information systems and automated laboratory equipment. · A critical thinker with strong attention to detail. · Excellent verbal and written communication skills. · Outstanding analytical abilities.

Physical Requirements

• Physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger; handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to focus. Requires visual acuity and normal color perception.
• Hipaa/Phi
• Security
• Level: HIGH (Low, Medium, or High)

• Indicate the security access level of Protected Health Information (PHI) as necessary to perform essential key responsibilities of the position (access, utilize, disclose, store, and/ or dispose of PHI).
• 1.
• Low –information access is of general nature representing summary type data rather than specific identifiable demographic or sensitive data.
• 2.
• Medium – information access is specific to an individual’s demographics and service information (type of service, services received, dates of service, and provider of service).
• 3.
• High – information access is detailed and sensitive to an individual’s demographics, service information, and personal medical history (past/present medical conditions, specifics of medical diagnosis or tests, treatment plans, and family history).
• All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of education, knowledge, skills and/or experience necessary to proficiently perform the job.
• This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.
• Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Working Hours

• 8:00
• AM to 4:30
• PM (Monday -
• Friday) 12:00
• PM 8:00 PM
• Flexibility is required, as there may be occasions where coverage is needed as early as 6:00 AM (e.g., due to PTO or callouts).