Welcome
to the Central Receiving Area
for the Department of Pathology. This is an extremely busy area which
performs multiple functions on both the front and reporting end of specimen
testing.
Some of the functions that are performed include:
- Greeting customers.
- Providing general information.
- Directing calls requiring special assistance.
- Receiving and recording receipt of packages.
- Entering patient demographics and services request into computer
systems.
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Delivering specimens to appropriate testing locations.
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Maintaining slide and block filing systems.
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Returning slides and blocks.
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Faxing final reports.
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Mailing final reports.
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Distributing supplies.