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• High school diploma

• Degree from a medical secretarial school or equivalent experience.

• Typing 60-65 words per minute minimum.

• One (1) year experience as medical secretary/medical transcriptionist with complex medical terminology and professional interpersonal/telephone communication skills.

• Evaluates each pathology case for correct and complete documentation/history, including requests from pathologists for additional information as needed.

• Transcribes dictation into pathology report. Formats surgical pathology report from the requisition form, the pathologist assistant’s gross description and from the pathologist's dictation of a diagnosis.

• Pulls previous case reports and slides as requested by Pathologist or other agents.

• Screens and handles telephone interactions for eight (8) pathologists including reading complex surgical pathology reports,coordinating requests for frozen section exams in O.R., and medico-legal requests.  Screens and handles telephone communications for the Laboratory Administrative staff in the absence of the Administrative Secretary.

• Maintains records and files permission forms, certificates for cremation, mass burial, autopsy permission, and legal requests.Evaluates each form for completeness and correctness.

• Evaluates and prepares requests, specimens slides, and documentation for selected send-outs.

• Handles documentation, resulting, and distribution of consultation reports and specialized testing.

• Manages the Extra Departmental Review documentation for pathologists.