Lancet Careers 2023 – Admin Clerk

Job Description:

Administers the receiving, capturing and distribution of all samples to ensure correct information is obtained and recorded and to facilitate the speedy processing of samples in terms of service objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Represents the organisation by applying the principles of customer care in the medical pathology field and interacts professionally and ethically with medical professionals and staff.
• Responsible to track progress of sample delivery by couriers to ensure that specimens are received by the designated laboratory, processed and results returned timeously and in compliance with set standard operating procedures.
• Processes sample registration (“logging”) and queries according to set standard operating procedures.
• Ensures basic housekeeping in own working area, including suitable cleaning and preparation of equipment according to set standard operating procedures.
• Performs hospital rounds to distribute reports and collect submitted samples for processing in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures.
• Monitors stock levels and orders additional stock to ensure the availability of required materials at all times and ensure delivery of stock to the doctor’s rooms.
• Management of the reception area and give out relevant information and direct clients to relevant departments while offering excellent customer service
• Handles and refers administrative queries and customer complaints to ensure timely resolution of queries and responses to complaints.
• Investigates bottleneck in pre-analytical laboratory processes and ensure timely resolution of challenges.
• Prepares and scans patient forms onto laboratory scanning system (Oculus) and resolves the scanning incompletes according to set standard operating procedures.
• Administers sorting and distribution of samples according to set standard operating procedures to ensure the correct and prioritised channelling of specimens to various laboratories/ sites.
• Ensures dispatching of specimens for processing in accordance with prescribed standard operating procedures and monitors progress and filing of reports, including handling queries and report delivery, in line with prescribed turnaround time.
• Receives cash from patients and ensures banking of monies in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures.
• Reports incidents, logs customer complaints and problem solution, reads documents and actions tasks on the laboratory information management system in compliance with relevant organisational policy.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to cope with nervous / distressed patients
• Ability to work in a pressured environment
• 0-1 Yrs Relevant Working Experience
• Grade 12
• Computer literate
• Bsc Degree Advantageous
• Organisational policy procedures
• Laboratory information systems

Job Details:

Company: Lancet Laboratories

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Germiston, Gauteng, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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