Performs specimen computer accessioning (order entry) into the LIS, specimen labeling, aliquoting and processing including Roche 8100. Calls panic values and answers clinician phone inquiries. Pick-up labspecimens from inpatient and outpatient locations. Process samples to be sent to reference labs.
Prepare specimens for lab analysis by centrifugation, “pouring off” of aliquots,specimen “rack assembling,” delivery of specimens to the lab(s) for analysis. Enter datafrom Lab Requisitions: generation of “draw lists” for Phlebotomy services; enteringspecimens into LIS computer, and provide results to clinician’s inquiries. Calling/logging“Panic Values.” Answer phones; route calls – technical and others to appropriate lab.Perform all tasks necessary for specimens for “Reference Lab., e.g., filling out forms,physical preparation of specimens; packing/handling specimens. Transport specimensto Laboratory Central Processing area. Deliver completed laboratory results to thepatient care areas. Maintain a manual back-up system, e.g., log and accession books, tobe implemented in the event of “Computer Down-Time.” Monitor pneumatic tubes forspecimen arrival. Enter specimen into the LIS system, i.e., test requests, orderingphysician, patient demographics.
High School graduate or GED. Good computer skills as well asorganizational, written, communication and verbal skills. Bilingual PreferredEnglish/Spanish.
BronxCare is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health and teaching hospital system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 859 beds and more than 4,500 employees. Its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, long-term care facility, and extensive outpatient network of 39 practices are providing the wide range of services needed by the community. BronxCare is now among the largest providers of outpatient services in New York City, with close to 750,000 visits annually. Its ER is among the largest in the nation with 127,000 visits annually.
In 2023, BronxCare received full accreditation from the Joint Commission, the leading accrediting authority for hospitals in the nation. Its medical school affiliation with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and clinical collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System, as well as 16 accredited residency and fellowship programs, are strong indicators of excellence. BronxCare’s outpatient practices are also certified as a Level Three Patient-Centered Medical Home (the highest designation) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
As an engine for positive change, BronxCare has infused more than $400 million into the Bronx economy, including a new Pediatric Specialty Center and Ophthalmology Practice, among numerous other capital projects. A new 33-bed Medical-Surgical Unit at the Concourse Hospital Division and 20-bed Adult Psychiatric Unit at the Fulton Hospital Division will increase inpatient capacity to 912 beds, further reinforcing BronxCare’s ability to address the significant needs of the Bronx community.
BronxCare is also modernizing its Inpatient Maternity and Labor and Delivery Units, as well as its Women’s Health Center and Neurology Suite, to improve the patient experience. Additionally, BronxCare’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center Practice at 174th Street will be opening.
