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General Secretary – Laboratory
CGH Medical Center. Greet and facilitate the needs of all department clients and provide clerical support.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates proficiency in clerical support, patient communication, and medical terminology while maintaining efficient organization and time management skills. Capable of providing age-appropriate care and support across diverse patient populations.
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Clerical SupportMedical Terminology KnowledgePatient CommunicationTime ManagementAge-Appropriate Care
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Hard Skills
Typing SkillsDocument ProcessingReport PreparationSpecimen CollectionLIS Query UsageBilling ReconciliationPatient Report DeliveryMail Processing
Soft Skills
FlexibilityOrganizational SkillsExcellent Guest Relations
Certifications & Qualifications
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Industry Keywords
Clinical PathologyAnatomic PathologyPatient CareGrowth and Development Principles
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Greet and facilitate the needs of all department clients and provide clerical support.
- Prepare memos, forms, letters, and reports using information supplied by the supervisor/manager.
- Prepare simple reports with limited routine instruction.
- Perform department reception duties and provide excellent guest relations.
- Provide timely telephone coverage, communicate non-panic patient results, respond to patient-result requests using the LIS query, and provide specimen collection information.
- Process clinical and anatomic pathology client work, including LIS test orders, billing numbers, specimen delivery, reference laboratory results, and charges.
- Deliver printed patient reports to physician mailboxes, outside accounts, and other clients.
- Collect, sort, send, and deliver mail.
- Perform typing, Xeroxing, faxing, document processing, printing, shredding, and professional correspondence.
- Maintain related equipment and documents according to section policy.
- Assist with training students and department orientees on office procedures and LIS aspects.
- Maintain competency for assigned procedures.
- Reconcile reference lab billing reports monthly and the Soft billing report daily.
- Generate nursing home draw orders as needed.
- Perform other related duties and special projects assigned by the supervisor or director.
Requirements
What you’ll need- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Good computer and typing skills preferred.
- Medical terminology knowledge preferred.
- Flexibility to undertake a variety of assignments.
- Ability to organize time efficiency among a variety of duties.
- Demonstrates the knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients served on assigned unit.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served.
- Able to assess and interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s needs and provide the appropriate care, including age-related care, needed by the neonate, pediatric, adolescent and/or geriatric patient group.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health and Dental Insurance
- IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund)
- Retirement Fund (457 and 401A Plan)
- Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Optional Insurances
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Forgiveness
- Gift Shop Discount
- CGH Day Care Discount
- CGH Dietary Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
- CGH Pharmacy Discount
- CGH Vision Center Discount