Certified Phlebotomy Technician Lab Assistant II
About The Position
Collects blood specimens and receives, handles, and processes specimens for laboratory testing. Interacts with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors. Receives, sorts, and accessions specimens, assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows. Completes computerized tasks related to patient registration and/or test order entry, specimen collection, receiving, and processing. Performs basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing and/or retrieving specimens. Completes quality-related tasks such as documenting work, maintaining a clean, stocked, and safe work area, monitoring pending work, and escalating priority work. Operates and/or uses basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment. Adheres to applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care. This role is a short-hour position with 19 weekly hours and four-hour shifts. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with rotating weekends. The job shift is listed as day/evening. The position is non-exempt and offers a pay range of $34.55 to $48.36 per hour. Benefits are listed as unavailable for this position.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Current Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPTI) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPT II) certification.
- One year of recent relevant experience.
- Knowledge of standard principles, processes, procedures, and equipment related to ordering laboratory testing, collecting blood specimens, interacting with patients, and handling and processing biological specimens.
- Ability to perform assigned duties accurately, precisely, and reliably.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet expected timeframes.
- Ability to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence.
- Knowledge of applicable regulations, codes, policies, and procedures intended to ensure patient privacy and safety.
- Critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
- Ability to recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual issues and unexpected outcomes.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and communicate current, factual, and relevant work information.
Responsibilities
- Collect blood specimens.
- Receive, sort, accession, handle, and process specimens for laboratory testing, assigning them to appropriate pre-analytic and analytic workflows.
- Complete computerized tasks related to patient registration and/or test order entry, specimen collection, receiving, and processing.
- Perform basic post-analytic tasks, including distributing reports and storing and/or retrieving specimens.
- Document work and complete other quality-related tasks.
- Maintain a clean, stocked, and safe work area.
- Monitor pending work and escalate priority work.
- Operate and/or use basic pre-analytic laboratory equipment.
- Follow applicable local, state, and federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures to protect privacy and safety.
- Interact compassionately and effectively with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs, and behaviors.
- Organize and prioritize duties and tasks for completion within expected timeframes.
- Respond appropriately to fluctuations in workload, unexpected situations or equipment/information-system failures, shift hand-offs, STAT orders, specimen integrity issues, and pending-work or priority-assignment reviews.
- Recognize and appropriately escalate complex or unusual deviations, problems, occurrences, and unexpected outcomes.
- Communicate current, factual, and relevant work information in a collaborative setting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
