Lab Assistant
Administrative support to Study Coordinator in research department, performance of daily operations to handle laboratory procedures—including multiple requests, in busy clinics and hospitals, administration of telephone and in person interviews of volunteers for Cognitive Function Study, adherence to confidentiality, use of discretion when handling sensitive issues, attention to safety, FDA, OSHA, CDC, HIPAA, laboratory and other guidelines, advocacy and implementation of schedule to meet hospital needs for 24 hour staffing, acquisition of staffing for ill calls, orientation of employees, preparation of charts and rooms for patient ophthalmic screenings, data entry, preparation of lab orders, insurance verification, including checking ICD-9 codes for Medicare approval, explaining of ABN forms to patients, ordering and maintaining supplies, collection, packing, storage, and shipment of samples, reception of patients and volunteers, scheduling, maintenance of calendar for physicians