Job Summary

Join our team at Geisinger Medical Laboratories. You can find your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Our mission is to provide exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality laboratory services.

Job Duties

Supports pathologists and pathology department. Accessions pathology consult cases and external immunohistochemistry referrals. Facilitates movement of case material and documents for pathology review or consultation.  Assists pathologists with documentation of report addendums, amendments, and edits.

• Coordinates and prioritizes daily workflow in a fast-paced environment; completion of assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Answers department telephone calls, responds to emails, EPIC in-basket messages, and Microsoft Teams messages to field requestor’s questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Receives, registers and accessions pathology consult cases and external immunohistochemistry referrals.
• Acts as a liaison between department and clinician offices, as well as outside institutions to facilitate the sending of case material and reports as necessary for coordination of patient care.
• Manages internal and external requests for add on pathology testing.
• Retrieves pathology slides and paraffin blocks for add on testing, clinical trials, tumor boards, pathology review, second opinions and legal holds.
• Requests and receives consult reports and case material from clinician offices and outside institutions.
• Assures proper labeling of case material received from outside institutions; prepares cases for review by pathologists.
• Assists pathologists with addendums, amendments, and edits to pathology reports.
• Performs digital scanning of pathology consult slides and others as needed.
• Troubleshoots case delays, reviews pathologist outstanding list and alerts pathologists of overdue cases.
• Manages multiple worklists for timely completion of tasks, including adding tables and diagrams to cases.
• Performs various clerical duties to include scanning of documents, data entry in various formats, writing cover letters for send out consult cases, autopsy case documentation, specialty referral, intra departmental and external case tracking and documentation, and assisting with case reassignments as needed.
• Responsible for sorting and distributing incoming mail to the pathology department.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

• Hours: 8am-4:30pm

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity 

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one 
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents  
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)  
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage  
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly  
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year  
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.  
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance  

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Skills

Interpersonal Communication; Working Independently; Communication; Multitasking; Organizing; Computer Literacy

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.