Clerk - Outpatient Lab

Clerk - Outpatient Lab

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NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

The system includes six inpatient locations, the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida, along with two tuition‑free medical schools and a vast research enterprise.

This role involves patient processing in all areas, including accessioning, verification, receiving, and retrieval of patient information.

• Process physician requisitions: fill out physician requisition accurately, check for correct codes, patient demographics, and requested tests, secure physician signature and/or prescription form, and efficiently direct patient to finance and phlebotomist areas.
• Enter and receive patient data: perform clerical accessioning, verify patient data in the computer according to established laboratory procedures, type information accurately, and follow instructions given by supervisor.
• Process doctors and pre‑accession requisitions on a daily basis: maintain doctors and pre‑accession requisitions in a well‑organized manner, file requisitions accurately, and keep files up to date to facilitate retrieval.
• Answer the telephone according to lab protocol: answer calls in a courteous manner, identify the department, take thorough and accurate messages, transfer calls to the correct individual based on context of inquiry, and provide accurate information to routine questions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or the equivalent.
• Effective oral, written, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Basic knowledge of a personal computer.
• Ability to type 35 wpm.
• A minimum of one year of full‑time work experience in a laboratory setting.

Knowledge of medical terminology. Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Salary range: $52,203.42 – $52,203.42 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.

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