Lab Secretary - Cancer Center, 30 hours, days

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Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Organizational Skills:
Demonstrates a high degree of organizational skills.

• a) Organizes work in anticipation of changes in work flow.
• b) Efficiently maintains all files.
• c) Ability to multitask
• d) Assists in making sure all areas in the lab are organized and clean

2. Results:
Responsible for accurately sending results

• a) Promptly faxes results when required.
• b) Ensures all electronic results have gone through appropriately.
• c) When Electronic fax does not go through will print out results and manually fax over results

3. Telephone Supports:
Utilizes telephone courtesy

• a) Answers departmental telephone calls promptly, courteously and efficiently.
• b) Answers requests for results promptly
• c) Routes calls appropriately.

4. Registration:
Ensure proper registration

• a) Accurately and promptly registers patients.
• b) Is able to troubleshoot printer issues.
• c) Able to troubleshoot Registration issues

5. Computer Support:
Has a command of the computer system.

• a) Locates desired information quickly.
• b) Attains accuracy and speed at the keyboard.
• c) Navigates through the system efficiently.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. High school diploma

2. Medical terminology and typing course.

Experience/Skills:
Preferred:
1. 1-2 years Medical Secretarial preferred.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.