Lab Technical Services Coordinator

SUMMARY : We are seeking a *Lab Technical Services Coordinator *to join our Lab Processing Support team. This full time role will primarily work evenings (2 10 : 30 PM) during the week with potential for either mid-shift (10 AM start time) or evening shift (2 PM start time) on the weekends (working every other weekend).

Purpose of this position : *The role of the technical services coordinator is to support a designated section of the laboratory.

In this role you must collaboratively work with laboratory teams, organizational laboratory customers, Hennepin Healthcare affiliates and clients to provide an excellent customer experience.

Support the mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives of the organization and demonstrate a commitment to quality service to patients, physicians, the public, and co-workers.

RESPONSIBILITIES : Core LaboratoryAnswers incoming phone calls with the expectation to respond appropriately to external and internal customers’ needs / issues without transferring the phone calls to another section of the laboratory.

This will require coordination with all sections of the laboratory and may require a return call for resolutionCall / page all critical values to the provider and complete the documentation of all calls in the electronic health recordUtilization of the electronic health record and the laboratory information system to efficiently complete add-on test requests, or to confer with the ordering provider if the add-on tests cannot be completedCall all specimen rejection problems to the provider, including all affected specimens for that collection periodMonitors the core lab pending logs and communicates to the technical staff to ensure testing is not delayedOperating laboratory equipment as assigned by management after proper trainingPerforms administrative support work including, but not limited to, entry of test results into the laboratory information system, assisting with departmental inventory managementOther duties as assigned for which they have received applicable training and supervisor approval to performQUALIFICATIONS : / Minimum Qualifications : / Associate’s degree in arts or science or equivalent-OR-An approved equivalent combination of education and experience / Preferred Qualifications : / One year of experience in the laboratory andOne year of experience in customer service skillsFor Core Laboratory : Certification as Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) ASCP, or a Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) NCA / Knowledge / Skills / Abilities : / Customer Service skillsBasic Microsoft Office Suite knowledge (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Title : Lab Technical Services CoordinatorLocation : MN-Minneapolis-Downtown CampusRequisition ID : 241840